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March 5, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
NBR Sand, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working too close to an energized auger with a hole in the housing exposing him to moving parts. The auger was not locked out. The employee was removing silicone from around the hole in the auger housing tube while the auger was running. The employee's welding glove was caught in the auger and pulled his thumb in.

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