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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032902 · 3/20/2019 · Total Pallet Solutions, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Total Pallet Solutions, LLC
Location
3532 S Burleson Blvd, ALVARADO, TEXAS, 76009
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a trim saw when one of the chains on the material conveyor jumped the tracks. The employer shut down the saw and proceeded to disconnect the conveyor chain to move it into the correct tooth of the driver sprocket. Once the conveyor chain was loose, the injured employee lifted it out of its track to reposition it and contacted the sawblade, which was still spinning at the time, with the back of his hand. The spinning blade contacted all four fingers of the injured employee's right hand, completely cutting off the end of the little finger. The injured employee's ring finger was not completely severed, but the second (middle) joint of this finger was completely cut by the spinning blade. The employee's middle and index fingers were mostly still intact, but deeply cut.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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