Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Double Haul Services, 6736 Hwy 146 South, DAYTON, TEXAS 77535
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was doing preventative maintenance on a pelletizing mill. The equipment grabbed his left glove and broke his index, ring, and little fingers. The tip of his little finger was also severely damaged.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
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An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.
An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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