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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241110737 · 11/18/2024 · Atkinson Candy Company

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 unspecified
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Atkinson Candy Company
Location
1608 Frank Avenue, LUFKIN, TEXAS, 75915
NAICS
311340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a sizer machine with an air hose and washcloth. The washcloth got pulled into machine rollers along with her left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation that required surgical reattachment.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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