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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017054208 · 5/9/2017 · Tex-Trude Holdings

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Box cutters and razor knives

Employer

Name
Tex-Trude Holdings
Location
2001 Sheldon Road, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a safety knife or a box cutter to cut rolls of film that were coming out of a machine when the blade amputated his left middle fingertip (skin only).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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