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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017032559 · 3/21/2017 · Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Kaspar Ranch Hand Equipment LLC
Location
959 State Highway 95 North, SHINER, TEXAS, 77984
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a part into the ring roller machine. As the part was forming, the employee's glove became caught in the rollers and pulled her left hand into the rollers amputating her little, ring and middle fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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