Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CONAGRA FOODS, 1401 Harris Avenue, TRENTON, MISSOURI 64683
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a scouring pad to clean out meat in the door of a blender when the employee's left middle finger was caught in the blender ribbons, amputating the distal tip. The blender was not locked out at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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