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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021770 · 2/24/2017 · HUNTER PANELS, LLC.

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
HUNTER PANELS, LLC.
Location
10 REXEL COURT, TERRELL, TEXAS, 75160
NAICS
326150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a foot saw. The employee reached under the machine in order to clear a jam and her thumb was caught in an unguarded chain and sprocket causing an amputation of her left thumb to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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