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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087982 · 8/18/2017 · Esco Laminating Texas, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Esco Laminating Texas, Inc.
Location
4901 Steinbeck Bend Dr., WACO, TEXAS, 76708
NAICS
327420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a saw when he heard a pop sound. He turned off the saw and was inspecting it when then the still-rotating blade amputated his left index finger. The blade cover was removed at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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