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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087470 · 8/5/2017 · Attic Breeze LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Brake presses

Employer

Name
Attic Breeze LLC
Location
1370 FM 116, GATESVILLE, TEXAS, 76528
NAICS
333413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a press brake to press two pieces of metal together when one piece slipped. As he leaned forward to retrieve the piece of metal, the press brake activated and partially amputated his thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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