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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043449 · 4/17/2017 · Encore Wire Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Mowing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Encore Wire Corporation
Location
1329 Millwood Road, MCKINNEY, TEXAS, 75069
NAICS
335929
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing grass from the discharge chute of a lawnmower and amputated his right thumb, index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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