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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015052512 · 5/1/2015 · Inteplast Group, Ltd.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Inteplast Group, Ltd.
Location
101 Inteplast Blvd, LOLITA, TEXAS, 77971
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee got his hand caught in the blade of a grinder cutting the fingertip and nail of the 3rd digit of the right hand. The fingertip was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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