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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021015 · 2/1/2024 · Calloway's Nursery Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Scissors, snips, shears
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Calloway's Nursery Inc
Location
15815 Arbor Lake Drive, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77377
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was starting a gas-powered handheld hedge trimmer. He lost his grip while pulling the string. The trimmer started and its blades caught his right index finger. The finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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