Struck by running powered equipment unspecified · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. dba Dean Foods, 610 E State Street, O FALLON, ILLINOIS 62269
on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee reached to grab a bottle and their right hand became caught in the milk bottle molding machine. Their hand was partially degloved.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
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