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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016053804 · 5/5/2016 · Longwood Elastomers 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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Longwood Elastomers Inc.
Location
1901 Longwood Drive, BRENHAM, TEXAS, 77833
NAICS
326121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While holding a pipe by hand, an employee actuated a machine used to connect the pipe to a coupler. The employee's finger got caught between the pipe and coupler, amputating the right hand index finger down to the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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