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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181112003 · 11/22/2018 · United Salt Baytown, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
United Salt Baytown, LLC
Location
7901 FM 1405, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77521
NAICS
311942
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the salt in a pellet press with an air hose when the air hose wand was pulled into the press by the rollers. As the air hose wand was forced upward by the rollers, the employee's hand was caught in between the air hose handle and the frame on the press' latch door. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated and the same finger was fractured.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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