Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc., 100 State Highway 36, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY 07748
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of dough ball from a machine when his right hand contacted the chain and sprocket mechanism. His right index finger was amputated to the second knuckle. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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