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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109590 · 10/17/2023 · Artco-Bell Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Artco-Bell Corporation
Location
1302 Industrial Blvd, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76504
NAICS
337127
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On October 17, 2023, at 4:20 p.m., an employee and two co-workers were repairing a bearing located on the belt of a dust collector. The employee was manually rotating the belts to investigate the bearings when his left ring and middle fingers were caught between the belts and a pulley. The employee suffered amputations to both fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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