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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2017054367 · 5/13/2017 · DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS
Location
3055 FM 1006, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
NAICS
325211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a work piece when his thumb was caught between the work piece and the grinding wheel, avulsing his thumbnail and the tissue below the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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