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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161111162 · 11/23/2016 · AmTex Machine Products Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
AmTex Machine Products Inc.
Location
4517 Brittmoore Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inserting a blank piece of pipe into the chucks of a CNC machine when the blank fell and his right finger was caught between the blank and the metal bar inside the machine. His right ring fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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