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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016065454 · 6/20/2016 · Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC
Location
4300 South Us Highway 75, SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75090
NAICS
331316
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to adjust the billet loading sensors when the billet loader actuated forward approximately 5 feet, catching the employee between the billet loader and the extrusion press. The loader struck the employee in his lower left leg, resulting in an amputation to his left leg below the knee area.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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