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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015118684 · 11/16/2015 · AT Staffing

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
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
AT Staffing
Location
4210 Edwards Road, DENTON, TEXAS, 76208
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning bread crumbs from the end of the conveyor and the flight (guide that keeps the bread separated). The employee's left ring finger got caught in the conveyor, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded and running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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