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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017031986 · 3/2/2017 · Stewart Tubular Products, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Stewart Tubular Products, LLC
Location
5951 N. Houston Rosslyn Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77091
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a finished part from a CNC lathe. With his hand on the part, he inadvertently stepped on a foot control that actuated a hold down ram. The ram came back in on the part and amputated the upper portion of the employee's right thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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