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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015010491 · 1/15/2015 · Brakebush

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Butchering machinery

Employer

Name
Brakebush
Location
2230 E. Union Bower Rd., IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
NAICS
311615
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Following flashlight failure during a pre-op inspection, employee was pointing to sanitation and contacted the belt with the right index finger, avulsing the fingertip and fracturing the bone. Employee was transported to the hospital where the fingertip and bone were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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