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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010229 · 10/25/2017 · Southern Bleacher Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Southern Bleacher Company
Location
801 5th St., GRAHAM, TEXAS, 76450
NAICS
337127
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a 7-inch channel on a conveyor belt when his left hand was caught between the belt and the channel, amputating his middle fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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