Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RHE HATCO, INC., 302 HUNTSMAN WAY, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75603
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a blower machine and separating fur when his right hand went into the machine, resulting in amputations to his middle, ring, and little fingers.
HospitalizedAmputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Special process machinery unspecified
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