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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088153 · 8/24/2017 · Mother Parker's Tea and Coffee

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
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Mother Parker's Tea and Coffee
Location
7800 Will Rogers Blvd, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76108
NAICS
311920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on the triangle bagger. While attempting to re-attach a metal sleeve/tube to the machine, the employee's hand was pulled into the auger, amputating the right little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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