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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054010 · 5/10/2016 · Berridge Manufacturing 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
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Berridge Manufacturing Company
Location
2201 Rudeloff Road, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
NAICS
332114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning roll former dies when his rag became caught in the moving dies. His left hand was then pulled into the dies, amputating his middle finger to the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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