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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024098371 · 9/9/2024 · Applegate Greenfiber Acquisition, LLC 8

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Other metal, wood, and special material machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Applegate Greenfiber Acquisition, LLC 8
Location
815 Forrest Drive, WACO, TEXAS, 76704
NAICS
325220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a plastic pipe to clear a jam in the shredding equipment. The pipe got stuck in the shredder and went into a vertical position, crushing the employee's left ring finger between the pipe and the top of the shredder shroud. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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