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LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC. Report ID 20201211307
Address 1918 Switzer Ave. City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63136
Event Date December 1, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311412 Inspection # 1505733
GPS Coordinates 38.71000, -90.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a magnetic lift to lift product to the mixing bowl. Their thumb was caught between the mixing bowl and the guard, after it was bumped by the magnetic lift. The employee's left thumb was amputated one-half inch below the tip.

Incident Summary

On December 1, 2020, a worker at LOUISA FOOD PRODUCTS INC. in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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