Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ajinomoto Foods, North America, 601 E 3rd Street, LAMPASAS, TEXAS 76550
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were unclogging a jammed corn pump. They took the product hose off the pump. One employee's right middle fingertip was amputated by the pump's impeller.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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