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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017064965 · 6/1/2017 · McCoy Global

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
McCoy Global
Location
4225 Hwy 90 E, BROUSSARD, LOUISIANA, 70518
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was placing grooves on a parts machine containing a cutting wheel when his right arm became entangled in the cutting wheel, amputating it below the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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