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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161010183 · 10/29/2016 · Hightower Metal Works

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hightower Metal Works
Location
9001 Taub Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77064
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling pipes on a metal forming machine and smashed his left index finger in the machine resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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