Oil-Dri
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Oil-Dri | Report ID | 2024076890 |
| Address | 31 CR827 HWY 15 South | City, State ZIP | BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI 38610 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Drums, pulleys, sheaves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.69000, -88.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing an audit and adjustment on the capping machine. They were removing cappers from the machine that had fallen out. The employee's right thumb was caught by the belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2024, a worker at Oil-Dri in BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). 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
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