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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010482 · 1/15/2015 · Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Location
6445 Lemmon Avenue, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75209
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee removed machine guards to check the bearings. The machine engaged and his finger was pinched between the ball gear and bearings. The finger was amputated below the finger nail first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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