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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065629 · 6/24/2024 · Lipari Foods Operating Company LLC

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
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Lipari Foods Operating Company LLC
Location
4550 70th Avenue, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, 53144
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance technician was removing a glove from a machine when it started and a moving belt inside the machine caught their right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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