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Koch Foods

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — MORTON, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Koch Foods in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Koch Foods Report ID 2024065675
Address 410 Koch Dr, Suite 100A City, State ZIP MORTON, MISSISSIPPI 39117
Event Date June 25, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.36000, -90.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the blade on a bagger machine when his left index finger was caught by the blade and amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2024, a worker at Koch Foods in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.

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