Amputations

Name: Amputations at KBR, Inc.
Start: 7/15/2015

1 amputation · 2015074677 · 7/15/2015 · KBR, Inc.

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 against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Band saws
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: KBR, Inc.
Location: 2502 Sheldon Rd., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting pieces of plate using a band saw. The employee's glove got caught by the saw causing the amputation of a portion of his left thumb. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown