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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211250 · 12/1/2016 · Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Location
12100 Samsung Blvd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78754
NAICS
334413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working with a helper to change the belt and sheave on an air intake fan. He was manually moving the fan belt while a coworker was pushing it when his gloved left-hand ring finger became caught between the sheave and belt. When he pulled his hand out, the skin came off the first digit of his left ring finger. The first digit had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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