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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032604 · 3/11/2019 · Brinkerhoff Inspection

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, n.e.c.
Source
Power washers

Employer

Name
Brinkerhoff Inspection
Location
33 50' 55.18"N, ANTON, TEXAS, 79313
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking a pressure washer motor belt's tightness when the motor energized, catching the employee's right index finger in the belt and pulley. The employee's right index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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