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Amputations
1 amputation · 2020032742 · 3/24/2020 · TEJAS INDUSTRIES, LTD
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Fingertip(s)
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- Source
- Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- TEJAS INDUSTRIES, LTD
- Location
- 110 Merrick Lane, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
- NAICS
- 311111
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was clearing a blockage in a sausage machine. A blade in the machine amputated the top of the employee's left index finger.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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