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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024065060 · 6/7/2024 · mckesson

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Conveyors unspecified
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
mckesson
Location
8745 forest hill iren, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI, 38654
NAICS
325412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a spiral conveyor when the rag he was using got caught in the machine's chain and sprocket. The employee sustained an amputation of their right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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