Amputations

Name: Amputations at Muenster Milling Company, Inc.
Start: 9/27/2021

1 amputation · 2021098315 · 9/27/2021 · Muenster Milling Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Sewing, stitching machinery

Employer

Name: Muenster Milling Company, Inc.
Location: 202 S. Main PO. Box 585, MUENSTER, TEXAS, 76252
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were troubleshooting the bag sewing machine. While checking the tension on the belt, the pulley amputated an employee's right index finger at the first knuckle when the machine started.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown