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Amputations

1 amputation · 20231211364 · 12/13/2023 · Bilco Brick

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Bilco Brick
Location
2116 North Lancaster Hutchins Road, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75134
NAICS
327331
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was observing the maintenance team clear a pallet that was jammed in the pallet indexer of a brick machine. After the jam was cleared, the equipment activated and the employee's right middle finger got caught between a chain and sprocket and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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