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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097061 · 9/24/2015 · Corrugated Concepts

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
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Corrugated Concepts
Location
5050 Campbell Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just finished setting up a printer press and was wiping excess ink off of the cylinder when the rag got caught in the roller. While the employee attempted to remove the rag, the machine amputated his right middle finger and injured his index and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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