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Bunker Hill Cheese Co.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MILLERSBURG, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bunker Hill Cheese Co. in MILLERSBURG, OHIO
Employer Bunker Hill Cheese Co. Report ID 2015118330
Address 6005 County Road 77 City, State ZIP MILLERSBURG, OHIO 44654
Event Date November 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Food slicers
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1106098
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -81.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to clean the cheese cutter. As he was moving the machine, his right index finger got caught between the push plate and the post amputating the tip of the right index finger.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2015, a worker at Bunker Hill Cheese Co. in MILLERSBURG, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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