Avulsions, enucleations

Name: Avulsions, enucleations at Buddy's Plant Plus Corp.
Start: 7/13/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077037 · 7/13/2018 · Buddy's Plant Plus Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Buddy's Plant Plus Corp.
Location: 2022 N. Broadway, BALLINGER, TEXAS, 76821
NAICS: 325314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a bag that was jammed in a machine when his right hand was caught in the machine. As he pulled his hand out, he fractured his thumb and degloved his hand. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown