Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MFA Inc, 303 W Olive St, AURORA, MISSOURI 65605
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a crumble maker roll machine when his left hand entered the machine and was drawn into the roller, amputating four fingers up to the last knuckle. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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