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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024088072 · 8/30/2024 · PSSI

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
PSSI
Location
2223 County Road I, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the bacon department by spraying the floor and two running bacon conveyor belts with a hose and hot water. The employee placed her hand on the side of the conveyor to remove the slippery layer of bacon residue. Her left index and middle fingers contacted the conveyor belt next to a roller and was pulled into a structural part of the bacon press that had a metal edge. The employee sustained an amputation to her index and middle fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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