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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024087240 · 8/7/2024 · CiboVita Inc.

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
Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
CiboVita Inc.
Location
25 Madison rd, TOTOWA, NEW JERSEY, 07512
NAICS
424450
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a mixing machine with an air hose. Blades in the machine amputated two fingers on his right hand. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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