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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024064962 · 6/5/2024 · Idaho Milk Products, 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
Dairy and milk processing machinery
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
Idaho Milk Products, Inc.
Location
2249 S Tiger Drive, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
NAICS
424430
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was installing a mechanical valve in the raw milk intake bay and testing it for operation when his finger became caught in the valve. It was activated and amputated his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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