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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098778 · 9/16/2016 · Excel Maintenance Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Excel Maintenance Incorporated
Location
5924 East Highway 332, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to install a belt on a pulley system on a PVC mixer machine when his finger was caught between the pulley and the belt, amputating his pinky finger above the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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