OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI—
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc., 10646 Hwy. 51, OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI 38948 on — Fractures , affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing a sauce pump to be sanitized. The pump cycled as he was opening it and his right index fingertip was caught and fractured by the gears.
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An employee was troubleshooting a dock plate on the loading dock with other maintenance workers. When the lockout pin on the dock plate was removed, the plate fell down and caught the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the left femur and a head laceration.
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An employee was pouring caustic into a kettle with hot water to sanitize the kettle. A chemical reaction occurred, causing caustic to splash back onto him. The employee sustained chemical burns to parts of the face, the eye, and also to the wrists, neck, thigh, and buttocks.
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