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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024076890 · 7/30/2024 · Oil-Dri

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
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Oil-Dri
Location
31 CR827 HWY 15 South, BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI, 38610
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing an audit and adjustment on the capping machine. They were removing cappers from the machine that had fallen out. The employee's right thumb was caught by the belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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