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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016109408 · 10/5/2016 · Wyman Gordon Forgings, Inc.

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
Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Wyman Gordon Forgings, Inc.
Location
10825 Telge Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77095
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a knockout on a press die when a chain came loose. The employee's left ring finger was then pinched between the die stem and the die knockout, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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