Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tex-Trude, Inc.
Start: 8/2/2016

1 amputation · 2016087122 · 8/2/2016 · Tex-Trude, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Tex-Trude, Inc.
Location: 2001 SHELDON RD., CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS: 326113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a plastic grinding machine. As he was attempting to dislodge a plastic piece in the machine, his left ring finger was caught between a belt and pulley, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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