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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019089047 · 8/31/2019 · Katoen Natie Gulf Coast, Inc.

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
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Katoen Natie Gulf Coast, Inc.
Location
10925 SH 225, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
NAICS
488991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the transfer system located at the back of a building. His hand was on a pipe when the sliding gate to the transfer system closed back to its original position, resulting in the amputation of all five left-hand fingers (knuckles and up). The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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