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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010594 · 1/19/2017 · Frameworks Manufacturing LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Punch presses

Employer

Name
Frameworks Manufacturing LLC
Location
4800 W Greens Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77066
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a punch press to punch holes in an aluminum door frame when his left middle finger was caught in a ram, amputating his fingertip. The ram was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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