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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2019099886 · 9/20/2019 · SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO., DIV OF ADM

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO., DIV OF ADM
Location
2300 E 50TH, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79404
NAICS
311223
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing the drive unit on a lint beater. The machine was reactivated and its belt caught the employee's right ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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