Amputations

Name: Amputations at King Mesa, Inc.
Start: 1/10/2018

1 amputation · 2018010303 · 1/10/2018 · King Mesa, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: King Mesa, Inc.
Location: 415 W. Hwy 180, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
NAICS: 115111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to wipe lint out of a lint cleaner when his right index fingertip was amputated. The lint cleaner had not completely cycled through at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown