Amputations

Name: Amputations at Leo Hicks Creosoting Co.,Inc.
Start: 9/12/2016

1 amputation · 2016098602 · 9/12/2016 · Leo Hicks Creosoting Co.,Inc.

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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Leo Hicks Creosoting Co.,Inc.
Location: 11840 US Highway 69 S, ALTO, TEXAS, 75925
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working at the post peeler when the chain that rolls the post peeler became jammed and would not turn over. He shut everything off, but the belt energized and caught his hand in the gear box belt and pulley, amputating his left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown