Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hilite International, Inc.
Start: 4/6/2016

1 amputation · 2016042864 · 4/6/2016 · Hilite International, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Drills-stationary

Employer

Name: Hilite International, Inc.
Location: 1671 South Broadway Street, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
NAICS: 336312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up and performing maintenance on a drilling machine with a panel removed. When the machine cycled, its table moved a plastic bin, which smashed the employee's finger between the bin and the ledge of the machine. The employee's left middle fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

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