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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032011 · 3/7/2016 · NOW SPECIALTIES

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
Routers and molders-powered
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
NOW SPECIALTIES
Location
International Pkwy., DFW AIRPORT, TEXAS, 75261
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a router to cut a groove in a panel when his index finger went into the opening on the router. The bit pulled his glove in and his right index finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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