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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016021286 · 2/11/2016 · Simplot Growers' Solution

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Simplot Growers' Solution
Location
2415 U.S. Hwy 90a, HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS, 77964
NAICS
444220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a chain attached to a gopher machine being lifted by a forklift. The employee's hand was caught in the chain as it was being lifted, fracturing the right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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