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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021087133 · 8/21/2021 · Hereford Ethanol Partners LP

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
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hereford Ethanol Partners LP
Location
4300 County Road 8, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
NAICS
325193
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to break up products that were clogged in the rotary valve of a grain bin dust collector. The collector partially amputated two fingers on the employee's left hand, up to the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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