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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110710 · 11/17/2024 · Natural Recycled Proteins

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 n.e.c.
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Augers except conveyor

Employer

Name
Natural Recycled Proteins
Location
58555 Hwy 35 E, WAKEFIELD, NEBRASKA, 68784
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was collecting a sample from under an auger using a sample tube. The sample tube became clogged with dirt. He tapped it against the auger to dislodge the dirt when the auger contacted his middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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