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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021666 · 2/22/2024 · Kerry Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
Source
Other constructed surface
Secondary source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Kerry Inc.
Location
3141 W. North Avenue, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
NAICS
311822
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the bake sealer (used to seal the product) on the line and there a change over in the process. The employee was moving the bake sealer when he slipped and his hands were caught between the moving belts of it, resulting in a partial amputation of the left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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