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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065211 · 6/8/2017 · Southern Container, Ltd

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
Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Southern Container, Ltd
Location
10410 Papalote, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
322211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a printing machine. He was trying to clean the printing plate with a rag when the machine's roller caught the employee's rag and pulled his right hand into the machine, amputating four fingers. The machine was not guarded or locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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