Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pallet One of Texas
Start: 8/28/2015

1 amputation · 2015086223 · 8/28/2015 · Pallet One of Texas

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: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pallet One of Texas
Location: 1458 West US Highway 82, NEW BOSTON, TEXAS, 75570
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing three pieces of lumber directly into the in feed conveyor of a gang saw and cut his left index and middle fingers. The left index figure was amputated just below the nail while the left middle finger was amputated at the first joint.

Source

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