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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015053166 · 5/26/2015 · Higuchi International Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Higuchi International Corporation
Location
14901 Southton Rd., ELMENDORF, TEXAS, 78112
NAICS
336360
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out a coil using an indoor crane and rigging chain. His hand was caught between the coil and rigging chain amputating his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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