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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161010061 · 10/26/2016 · Conestoga Energy Holdings

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
Conveyors-belt
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Conestoga Energy Holdings
Location
103 S. FM 2646, LEVELLAND, TEXAS, 79336
NAICS
325193
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning an area of the conveyor belt when a tip of his glove got caught in the belt resulting in the amputation of the right ring finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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