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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015063492 · 6/8/2015 · Mortellaro's Nursery Ltd

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 regular operation
Source
Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mortellaro's Nursery Ltd
Location
16946 IH-35 North, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
NAICS
111421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The right index finger of an employee working on a plant potting assembly line got caught between a drive chain for a carousel and a metal guide wheel, resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle from the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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