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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032690 · 3/26/2024 · Hailiang Copper Texas Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils

Employer

Name
Hailiang Copper Texas Inc
Location
5000 I-10, SEALY, TEXAS, 77474
NAICS
331420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was taking temperatures of copper rolls moving down a rail line when his arm was caught between the copper rolls and the rail. This resulted in a right arm medical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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