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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119695 · 11/9/2021 · International Peanut Group

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, n.e.c.
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
International Peanut Group
Location
1995 County Road 290, BROWNFIELD, TEXAS, 79316
NAICS
311224
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was processing peanuts on a table near an intake fan. The fan cover had a hole that created suction strong enough to pull the employee's right hand into the blade, resulting in two amputated fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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