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Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
Employer Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Report ID 2015107798
Address 660 BENJAMIN DRIVE City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45502
Event Date October 19, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection # 1101715
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -83.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee working on the shipping line conveyor got his right hand caught in the conveyor belt pulley amputating the tip of his fifth digit.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2015, a worker at Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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