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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065298 · 6/9/2017 · BLP Holdings, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Band saws

Employer

Name
BLP Holdings, LLC
Location
7208 B Gessner Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping two bandsaw operators while they where installing a saw blade. The employee was adjusting the tracking on the bandsaw's right wheel when the operators tightened the tension on the saw blade. The employee's left thumb tip was then caught and partially amputated between the saw blade and the wheel.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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