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BIERY CHEESE CO.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LOUISVILLE, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BIERY CHEESE CO. in LOUISVILLE, OHIO
Employer BIERY CHEESE CO. Report ID 2015041979
Address 6544 PARIS AVE. City, State ZIP LOUISVILLE, OHIO 44641
Event Date April 14, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-chain
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1057151
GPS Coordinates 40.86000, -81.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on the conveyor leading to the robot packer. He removed the chain drive guard to lubricate the chain; the chain was running at the time. While trying to replace the guard after finishing, he dropped a bolt near the sprocket. When he went to retrieve the bolt, the chain and sprocket caught the end of his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2015, a worker at BIERY CHEESE CO. in LOUISVILLE, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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