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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021255 · 2/10/2016 · Progress Rail Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
Progress Rail Services
Location
830 East Texas Ave., WASKOM, TEXAS, 75692
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a boring mill machine while his right hand rested on top of a metal beam on the shuttle. The beam moved during the operation of the machine and pinched his right middle fingertip between it and another metal beam. His fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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