Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bar-S Foods Co., 500 S. Bar S Blvd., ALTUS, OKLAHOMA 73521
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee had a water spray hose on her shoulder when she leaned in to look at a meat cutter machine during inspection. The water spray activated the machine and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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