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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210891 · 12/18/2021 · Altman's Specialty Plants, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-screw, auger
Secondary source
Clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Altman's Specialty Plants, LLC
Location
360 FM 235, NEW SUMMERFIELD, TEXAS, 75780
NAICS
111421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving pots from one conveyor belt to another over a gap created by a return auger. The employee's sweater became entangled within the horizontal auger conveyor and pulled her left hand and arm into the machine. Her arm was amputated above the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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