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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021523 · 2/18/2024 · Fiocchi of America, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Fiocchi of America, Inc
Location
6930 N Fremont Rd, OZARK, MISSOURI, 65721
NAICS
332992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to replace a roll of tape in a tape machine. The new tape became stuck; while the employee was trying to pull it through the feed, the machine activated and amputated his left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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