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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020032324 · 3/11/2020 · Big Creek Construction, Ltd

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Big Creek Construction, Ltd
Location
425 FM 739, CORSICANA, TEXAS, 75109
NAICS
324121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was accessing the vane feeder to clean it out. The employee removed the cover and proceeded to clean out the vane feeder with his right hand. The employee's right index finger was caught in the machine resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle. The machine was in operation at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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