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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054286 · 5/11/2017 · BIRDSONG PEANUT CO.

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
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
BIRDSONG PEANUT CO.
Location
1564 C.R. 474, BROWNFIELD, TEXAS, 79316
NAICS
424590
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unclogging an airlock machine when her glove was caught in the machine. Her right ring and pinky fingers were then amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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