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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022065418 · 6/21/2022 · William Quinn III, 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
Mowing machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
William Quinn III, Inc.
Location
Unknown, WESTLAKE, TEXAS, 76262
NAICS
333112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a 21-inch lawnmower. A piece of metal got stuck in the mower; while he was bending to pick it up, the mower blades pulled in his glove and amputated his right finger to the bottom of the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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