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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015107680 · 10/14/2015 · General Packing Corporation

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
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
General Packing Corporation
Location
4522 South Fitzhugh Avenue, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75223
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a saw to cut pieces of wood. The employee reached in to get a piece of wood out and stepped on the peddle, activating the saw and amputating the tip of the second finger on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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