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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109651 · 10/8/2017 · Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc

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, unspecified
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Texas Twist Pretzels, Inc
Location
2305 Beltline Road, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of dough from a machine when the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated between the machine's blade and conveyor belt.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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