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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065586 · 6/15/2020 · Heritage Bag

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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Heritage Bag
Location
501 Gateway Parkway, ROANOKE, TEXAS, 76262
NAICS
322220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing blades in a bag machine. While reaching to orient the new blade assembly with both hands, his left-hand glove was pulled under the drive belt guard and into the drive belt resulting in amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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