Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tam International, Inc.
Start: 9/9/2015

1 amputation · 2015096583 · 9/9/2015 · Tam International, 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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Lathes, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tam International, Inc.
Location: 6935 Pinemont, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
NAICS: 333132
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was machining a packing tube when a bushing on the bar came loose. The employee attempted to push the bushing back in place and his left hand got caught in the rotating bar, amputating his left index finger and fracturing the adjacent fingers. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

Source

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