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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023076082 · 7/10/2023 · Next Level Nutraceuticals

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Next Level Nutraceuticals
Location
2121 E Stanford St, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79601
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was teaching others how to use a vertical form-fill seal machine that puts powder into a bag when his left hand was caught on the sealing area of the machine as it clamped. His middle finger was crushed and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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