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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109824 · 10/22/2024 · H-E-B Distribution Center

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
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name
H-E-B Distribution Center
Location
4625 Windfern Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a vacuum hose to clean resin residue out of a hopper. Three of his right hand fingers contacted the blades of the moving rotary lock, resulting in fingertip amputations.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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