Amputations

Name: Amputations at WESTERN EXTRUSIONS CORPORATION
Start: 10/30/2016

1 amputation · 20161010187 · 10/30/2016 · WESTERN EXTRUSIONS CORPORATION

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: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: WESTERN EXTRUSIONS CORPORATION
Location: 1735 SANDY LAKE ROAD, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
NAICS: 331316
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was measuring a bundle on a moving conveyor belt. His index left finger got caught between a roller and the bundle and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

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