Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sensory Effects, Inc., 231 Rock Industrial Park Drive, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI 63044
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a rotary valve machine when a coworker activated the machine, which then amputated the employee's index finger between the first knuckle and fingernail. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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