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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020707 · 2/23/2015 · Flogistix, LP

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
Secondary source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Flogistix, LP
Location
2538 West Kentucky Avenue, PAMPA, TEXAS, 79065
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 23 February 2015, at approximately 1030 hrs at the Flogistix manufacturing site in Pampa, Texas, employee was cutting a metal stud on a chop saw when the material kicked back and crushed the distal phalanx of the index finger (right hand). The employee was taken to Pampa Memorial Hospital where physicians opted to amputate due to the extent of the injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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