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Spears Manufacturing Co.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JEROME, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Spears Manufacturing Co. in JEROME, IDAHO
Employer Spears Manufacturing Co. Report ID 2023032552
Address 2152 S Lincoln Ave City, State ZIP JEROME, IDAHO 83338
Event Date March 22, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326122 Inspection # 1661785
GPS Coordinates 42.70000, -114.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stationed at a surge hopper material silo air cylinder valve in an injection mold department. She noticed that material was not feeding and that the valve was loose. While working on the machine, the valve activated and pinched her right middle finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 22, 2023, a worker at Spears Manufacturing Co. in JEROME, IDAHO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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