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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087281 · 8/5/2016 · Puffer-Sweiven, LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Puffer-Sweiven, LP
Location
4230 Greenbriar Drive, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a piece of metal in his hand and sanding the metal on a belt sander. The belt sander grabbed the piece of metal and pulled the employee's right hand in. His right thumb contacted the belt sander and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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