Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hole Specialist Inc
Start: 3/30/2016

1 amputation · 2016032656 · 3/30/2016 · Hole Specialist 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: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: Hole Specialist Inc
Location: 27950 Commercial Park, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a deep hole drilling machine (honing machine) when the oil pressure head disengaged. The head struck the employee's right hand, amputating his right thumb and right index finger. He was hospitalized.

Source

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