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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098789 · 9/23/2023 · HEB Distribution Center

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
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
HEB Distribution Center
Location
4710 N PanAm Expressway, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78218
NAICS
493120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a conveyor with an air hose and water when the end of the air hose got caught in the belt, pinning his right thumb between the hose and drying window and resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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