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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010214 · 1/9/2022 · King-Mesa Gin, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Picking, carding, combing machinery

Employer

Name
King-Mesa Gin, Inc.
Location
415 West Highway 180, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
NAICS
115111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to clean cotton from a lint cleaner to find the source of a fire in the lint cleaner. The machine's lint saws amputated his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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