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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077443 · 7/21/2019 · Kohl's Department Stores

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

Employer

Name
Kohl's Department Stores
Location
2019 N. Interstate 35 East, DESOTO, TEXAS, 75115
NAICS
452111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was doing preventative maintenance on a conveyor motor. The employee was using a rag to wipe off excess lubricant from the motor's housing when their right hand became caught in the sprocket and chain on the motor resulting in the right index finger being amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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