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Sugar Creek Packing Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — DAYTON, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sugar Creek Packing Company in DAYTON, OHIO
Employer Sugar Creek Packing Company Report ID 2020043448
Address 4249 Beerman Ave City, State ZIP DAYTON, OHIO 45417
Event Date April 15, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1472980
GPS Coordinates 39.76000, -84.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting tension on a conveyor and aligning it at the bacon microwave for the morning startup. While he was steadying himself, his left thumb was caught in an ingoing nip point, resulting in a thumb tip amputation and left thumb fracture.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2020, a worker at Sugar Creek Packing Company in DAYTON, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.

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