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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076432 · 7/16/2016 · Austin Industrial

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Shelves, shelving
Secondary source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
Austin Industrial
Location
4903 Decker Dr., BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up for the day and was setting a metal shelving unit onto the bucket of a backhoe machine. The employee lost control of the shelf and it dropped, pinching his index finger between the bucket and shelf. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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