Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dot Foods, Inc., 1 Dot Way, MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS 62353
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an exhaust fan on the roof of the engine room. When the employee removed the lid to the exhaust fan, his hand slipped and contacted the belt inside the fan. The tip of his left ring finger was amputated.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
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