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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032624 · 3/22/2017 · Champion Fiberglass, Inc.

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
Winders, unwinders
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Champion Fiberglass, Inc.
Location
6400 Spring Stuebner Rd., SPRING, TEXAS, 77389
NAICS
335932
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was winding fiberglass onto a spinning mandrel when his gloved right hand was caught by the fiberglass/mandrel and pulled into the winder. When he pulled his hand out, his middle and ring fingertips were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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