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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241211173 · 12/3/2024 · McCain Foods USA, 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
Stacking machinery
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Location
218 W HWY 30, BURLEY, IDAHO, 83318
NAICS
311411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 3, 2024, at approximately 11:30 PM, electronic technicians were adjusting a tensioning chain on an elevator on a palletizer that had become unlevel. After loosening the tensioners and creating slack in the chain, the injured employee was placing the tensioning chain back onto the sprocket. While moving the chain it regained tension and their left middle fingertip was caught between the chain and the sprocket and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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