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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118210 · 11/2/2015 · King Mesa 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 regular operation
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
King Mesa Inc.
Location
415 W. Hwy. 180, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
NAICS
115114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning around a lint cleaner saw. The employee's sleeve got caught in the saw resulting in the amputation of the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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