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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021097638 · 9/5/2021 · U.S. Cotton, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Cotton, LLC
Location
15501 Industrial Parkway, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
NAICS
339113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a 3-inch belt that had fallen off a flywheel. When he placed the belt back on the flywheel, the spinning wheel caused his left hand to be pulled into a pinch point. He suffered amputations to the index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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