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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171211928 · 12/15/2017 · Black Gold Compost Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Black Gold Compost Company
Location
11424 County Road 237, OXFORD, FLORIDA, 34484
NAICS
325314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning dirt under a conveyor when his right arm was caught between the conveyor belt and the tail pulley of the conveyor. His right arm was torn off just below the shoulder.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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