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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108049 · 10/28/2015 · NRG Energy Services

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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
NRG Energy Services
Location
12307 Kurland Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77034
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had his right hand index, middle, and ring fingers amputated when his glove got caught in the horizontal lathe he was using to polish a 7/8 inch pin with an emery cloth.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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