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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2015107868 · 10/21/2015 · Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
Location
12910 Jess Pirtle Blvd., SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
NAICS
333993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the Standun Bodymaker #34. The machine was running at the time. The safety interlock malfunctioned and the horizontal press made a full revolution crushing the employees left pinky finger that was later removed at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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