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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022020950 · 2/1/2022 · Peller & Laundry Machinery Sales Co, 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
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Peller & Laundry Machinery Sales Co, Inc.
Location
10355 W. State Highway 29, LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS, 78642
NAICS
423850
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at an automated towel facility. As the employee was performing maintenance on a small piece towel folder, his right hand was crushed in a moving drive chain, resulting in amputation of his little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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