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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015010540 · 1/16/2015 · Randalls Food Markets Inc.

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
Air conditioning units

Employer

Name
Randalls Food Markets Inc.
Location
10700 Telge Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77095
NAICS
424410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee amputated the fourth finger on his left hand when it was caught between a rotating belt and pulley. He was attempting to tighten a bolt on the motor of a cooling unit. The rotating belt and pulley was located in the center of the roof of the cooling unit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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