Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southwest Research Institute
Start: 11/5/2015

1 amputation · 2015118346 · 11/5/2015 · Southwest Research Institute

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Southwest Research Institute
Location: 6220 Culebra Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
NAICS: 541712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of polycarbonate board with a miter saw. While operating the saw, the employee cut his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown