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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191212470 · 12/4/2019 · Silvercot 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 regular operation
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
Silvercot Inc
Location
9595 FM 145, SILVERTON, TEXAS, 79257
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unchoking a gin when the employee's hand was caught in the machine, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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