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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024075881 · 7/1/2024 · RMH Foods, 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
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Tools, instruments, and equipment unspecified

Employer

Name
RMH Foods, LLC
Location
375 Erie Ave., MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 1, 2024, an employee was using a tool to unclog the chute of the dicer machine when the tool caught on one of the inside blades, causing the tool to jerk upward and pinch the employee's finger between the tool and the top of the chute. The employee sustained an amputation to their left index fingertip/fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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