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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191212618 · 12/8/2019 · Quarterway Cotton Growers, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
Quarterway Cotton Growers, LLC
Location
1380 W. US Highway 70, PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, 79072
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to place a bale in a cotton bale press when his right hand was caught in the press, resulting in amputations of the right middle, ring, and pinky fingers. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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