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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019077690 · 7/28/2019 · Atkore International

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Atkore International
Location
1202 N. Bowie Dr., WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, 76086
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was purging material through a silo that has a rotary air lock on the bottom. Product was not flowing; when the employee tried to get the product flowing again, three fingers were amputated in the air-lock mechanism.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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