Amputations

Name: Amputations at Rehrig Pacific Co.
Start: 1/4/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010041 · 1/4/2016 · Rehrig Pacific Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Rehrig Pacific Co.
Location: 625 W. Mockingbird Ln, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75247
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a hot stamp brander when a coworker accidentally moved toward the activation paddles, bringing the clamp down. The employee's second, right-hand fingertip was amputated.

Source

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