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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181112051 · 11/26/2018 · Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.
Location
19001 Kremier Road, WALLER, TEXAS, 77484
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to troubleshoot a machine that was not working properly when the chain pulled his gloved hand into the moving conveyor, crushing his middle and index fingers and resulting in finger amputations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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