Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Express Employment Professionals, Teasdale Foods, HOOPESTON, ILLINOIS 60942
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
At 6:30 p.m. on March 19, 2019, a temporary employee was operating a stacker machine. The magnet came up and pinched the employee's right middle finger against the product. The fingertip was amputated (without bone loss).
AmputationFingertip(s)Stacking machinery
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