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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021289 · 2/11/2016 · Nibco, Inc.

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
Lathes, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Nibco, Inc.
Location
723 S. FREDONIA, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, 75961
NAICS
332911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the jaws on a CNC lathe when the jaw hydraulic clamps were actuated by the foot control. His right index fingertip was amputated above the first joint between the jaws and the new part.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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