Amputations

Name: Amputations at HOBBS BONDED FIBERS
Start: 5/24/2017

1 amputation · 2017054712 · 5/24/2017 · HOBBS BONDED FIBERS

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: HOBBS BONDED FIBERS
Location: 200 S. COMMERCE DRIVE, WACO, TEXAS, 76710
NAICS: 313230
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was underneath a card apron attempting to remove fibers from the fan blower. He was trying to un-choke the hose inside the fan housing when his right hand made contact with the rotating blades, amputating his ring finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown