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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171211878 · 12/14/2017 · Top of Texas Gin

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Top of Texas Gin
Location
700 FM 809, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was un-chocking an incline cleaner with other employees. They finished working on the machine and started to climb down a ladder to the ground level. While passing another incline machine, the employee reached for a handrail. His hand then contacted the machine's running belt and his hand was dragged into the pulley. His left pinky finger's top joint was amputated just above the fingernail and his left ring finger between the fingertip and first joint was crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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