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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024032722 · 3/26/2024 · Garrett Popcorn Holding Company

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
Heating and cooking machinery, appliances unspecified
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Garrett Popcorn Holding Company
Location
600 N. Commerce Street, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60504
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was wiping down a chain link on a popcorn popper with a hand towel when the towel got caught in the chain link along with his left index fingertip, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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