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United Salt Baytown, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BAYTOWN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at United Salt Baytown, LLC in BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Employer United Salt Baytown, LLC Report ID 20181112003
Address 7901 FM 1405 City, State ZIP BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77521
Event Date November 22, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311942 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.75000, -94.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the salt in a pellet press with an air hose when the air hose wand was pulled into the press by the rollers. As the air hose wand was forced upward by the rollers, the employee's hand was caught in between the air hose handle and the frame on the press' latch door. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated and the same finger was fractured.

Incident Summary

On November 22, 2018, a worker at United Salt Baytown, LLC in BAYTOWN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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