Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Dot Foods, Inc.
Start: 11/27/2024

1 amputation · 20241111017 · 11/27/2024 · Dot Foods, Inc.

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: Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source: Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name: Dot Foods, Inc.
Location: 1 Dot Way, MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS, 62353
NAICS: 424490
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an exhaust fan on the roof of the engine room. When the employee removed the lid to the exhaust fan, his hand slipped and contacted the belt inside the fan. The tip of his left ring finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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