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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016042950 · 4/8/2016 · Golden Spread Redi-Mix, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machine, tool, and electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name
Golden Spread Redi-Mix, Inc.
Location
2025 CR B, FRIONA, TEXAS, 79035
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was greasing a bearing and could not get the grease to flow. When he put his finger on the fitting to get the grease to flow, other workers moved the motor, which amputated his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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