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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015064116 · 6/26/2015 · Luckey Custom Feedlot, 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
Mowing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Luckey Custom Feedlot, Inc.
Location
2242 FM 3176, DEVINE, TEXAS, 78016
NAICS
111940
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mowing the lawn when an object became tangled in the mower blade. When the employee attempted to remove the object, his right index finger was amputated. The mower was not turned off at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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