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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107408 · 10/5/2015 · Old Castle Lawn & Garden

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Old Castle Lawn & Garden
Location
4930 River Oaks Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75241
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding bags into a pulley. When he hit the feed button, his finger was pulled up into the pulley, amputating his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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