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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032803 · 3/28/2017 · American Construction Metals (ACM)

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
American Construction Metals (ACM)
Location
11615 Brittmoore Park Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a roll-forming machine when her right hand was caught between two rollers. Her right middle finger was crushed and had to be amputated. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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