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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015085704 · 8/12/2015 · American Timber & Steel Company, 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
Conveyors-chain

Employer

Name
American Timber & Steel Company, Inc.
Location
2999 FM 2864, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, 75965
NAICS
423390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to repair a chain conveyor that pulls fence posts from one area of the facility to another. The employee used the emergency stop to shut the conveyor down. The machine wasn't locked out and tagged. At some point another employee turned the conveyor back on while the maintenance employee still had his hand on the conveyor chain. The employee lost his whole middle finger and the tip of his left pointer finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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