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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015108067 · 10/28/2015 · Gavilon Grain

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Gavilon Grain
Location
425 S. Fairmount St., SAGINAW, TEXAS, 76179
NAICS
111199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was inspecting the grain sampler on the #3 leg that was not working properly. The employee disconnected the air supply on the sampler. He then turned the sampler to dislodge the material. The sampler moved and amputated his right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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