OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421704
ALTMAN'S SPECIALTY PLANTS, LLC
NEW SUMMERFIELD, TX·
Event description
Employee's arm is amputated by auger
Investigation abstract
At 9:30 a.m. on December 18, 2021, an employee was moving pots from one conveyor belt to another over a gap created by a return auger. The employee's loose-fitting sweater became entangled in the auger and when trying to get it out, her hand and arm were pulled into machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of her left arm above her elbow.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 69 F
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
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