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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2018088585 · 8/20/2018 · Fritz Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
Fritz Industries, Inc.
Location
500 N Sam Houston Rd, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75150
NAICS
325998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was de-clumping some material and feeding it through a chute when the chute's auger amputated part of his right index finger. The auger was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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