Amputations

Name: Amputations at McElroy Metal, Inc.
Start: 3/9/2017

1 amputation · 2017032160 · 3/9/2017 · McElroy Metal, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: McElroy Metal, Inc.
Location: 9700 I-20, MERKEL, TEXAS, 79536
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a shear while standing at the end to catch material as it came out. The employee saw a piece of plastic balling up and attempted to remove it when a quarter inch of his left finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown