Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gavilon Grain, 425 S. Fairmount St., SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employee was inspecting the grain sampler on the #3 leg that was not working properly. The employee disconnected the air supply on the sampler. He then turned the sampler to dislodge the material. The sampler moved and amputated his right middle finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
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