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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010369 · 1/14/2016 · McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc.

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
McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc.
Location
5141 HWY 71 WEST, LA GRANGE, TEXAS, 78945
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove mud from an idler roller on a conveyor when his right arm was caught in the drive pulley, amputating it. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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