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O'FALLON CASTING

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — O FALLON, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at O'FALLON CASTING in O FALLON, MISSOURI
Employer O'FALLON CASTING Report ID 2020032312
Address 600 Cannonball Lane City, State ZIP O FALLON, MISSOURI 63366
Event Date March 11, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331521 Inspection # 1470075
GPS Coordinates 38.80000, -90.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to clear a jam in a line so that flour would feed from a hopper. The employee's right middle finger was caught between a chain and a hook; the first digit of the right middle finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 11, 2020, a worker at O'FALLON CASTING in O FALLON, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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