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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022109030 · 10/14/2022 · Brazos Valley Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Brazos Valley Recycling
Location
CR 452, NAVASOTA, TEXAS, 77868
NAICS
484220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing collection duties when his fingers were pinched between a lifting cable and the side of a truck, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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