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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010867 · 1/29/2024 · Dold Foods LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Special process machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Dold Foods LLC
Location
2929 North Ohio Street, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67219
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an air line to unclog a sugar dumper. His right index finger was caught in a conditioning auger, which amputated 1.5 inches of the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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