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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025010024 · 1/2/2025 · Buckhead Meat & Seafood of Houston, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name
Buckhead Meat & Seafood of Houston, Inc.
Location
10310 Greens Crossing Boulevard, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77038
NAICS
311612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a broken link in the chain of a packing machine when the machine was turned on. The employee's right index finger became caught in the motor gear and chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation to the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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