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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015051779 · 5/15/2015 · General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Fasteners, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant
Location
2525 East Abram Street, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76010
NAICS
336111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to install two fasteners that hold a dashboard instrument panel onto a firewall. The employee was wearing gloves; a finger on the glove got caught between the socket and the fastener, pulling the employee's finger into the socket and amputating it at the base.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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