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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201212090 · 12/30/2020 · Westrock

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Westrock
Location
700 N. Sam Houston Road, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75149
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a gluer machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the feed section of the machine, resulting in the amputation of the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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