Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-10-02 | Gallman | Ms | Westlake Chemical | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting a dicer and got caught between the belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip and tissue damage to an index finger. | |||||
2018-03-22 | Gallman | Mississippi | Westlake Chemical | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a product mixer when his hands entered the stock cutter opening. His left hand and three fingers on his right hand were amputated. |