Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FINGER FOOD PRODUCTS, INC., 6400 Inducon Dr. W, SANBORN, NEW YORK 14132
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was loading a 5-gallon bucket of tomato sauce into a hopper. A sensor that tells the sauce hopper to dispense substances was triggered and the employee's left middle fingertip was amputated from the bottom of the nail.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
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