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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129172 · 12/4/2015 · Brookshires Grocery Company

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Brookshires Grocery Company
Location
13157 US Highway 271 North, TYLER, TEXAS, 75708
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the pipes on the ice cream machine when his right index finger was amputated by the pipe's metal paddle. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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