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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015097192 · 9/29/2015 · California Expanded Metal Products

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
California Expanded Metal Products
Location
8600 Will Rogers Blvd, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76140
NAICS
332114
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting guides on a machine when another operator jogged the machine. The employee's finger got crushed between the rollers, amputating his left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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