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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016053704 · 5/3/2016 · W&W/ AFCO Steel LLC

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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
W&W/ AFCO Steel LLC
Location
2221 Erskine St., LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79415
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting plate and pushing a 3/8 inch thick carbon steel plate under a shear when his index finger got caught in between the hydraulic stopper and the shear, smashing his index finger. The employee was sent to the hospital where his finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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