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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107352 · 10/2/2015 · Eureka Multifamily Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Augers, plumbing snakes-powered

Employer

Name: Eureka Multifamily Group
Location: 670 Maxey Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77013
NAICS: 531110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was unclogging a sewer line when the auger cable twisted and wrapped around his left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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