Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WATERSHED FOODS, LLC, 202 N. FORD ST., GRIDLEY, ILLINOIS 61744
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee had removed the conveyor on the backside of a machine to clean. When the employee went to put the machine back in place, the employee's left ring finger was caught in a pinch point created by the lug conveyor chain and the traying machine. As a result, the employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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