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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032506 · 3/17/2017 · A.W. Chesterton Company

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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
A.W. Chesterton Company
Location
2590 FM 1488, CONROE, TEXAS, 77384
NAICS
339991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a manual lathe to polish a small pin used in mold manufacturing. He was polishing the rotating pin using a piece of sandpaper. The glove on his middle right finger got caught by the rotating part pulling his hand in resulting in amputation of the right middle finger and a broken ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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