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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110462 · 11/9/2024 · Mars Wrigley Confectionery

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Location
1001 Texas Central Pkwy, WACO, TEXAS, 76712
NAICS
311352
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was verifying the tension on a drive belt when their right hand was caught between the drive belt and a pulley, resulting in a fractured right middle finger and an amputation to the right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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