Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hoya Vision Care
Start: 6/27/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065904 · 6/27/2017 · Hoya Vision Care

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Hoya Vision Care
Location: 651 East Corporate Drive, LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, 75057
NAICS: 333314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on equipment when the equipment's fan amputated his right pinky finger. The equipment was energized and unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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