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Klosterman Baking Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Klosterman Baking Company in CINCINNATI, OHIO
Employer Klosterman Baking Company Report ID 2016054721
Address 1000 East Ross Avenue City, State ZIP CINCINNATI, OHIO 45217
Event Date May 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1152986
GPS Coordinates 39.11000, -84.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning gummed up bread crumbs out from under the conveyor with a compressed air wand resulting in the amputation of the right arm just below the elbow.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2016, a worker at Klosterman Baking Company in CINCINNATI, OHIO suffered amputations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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