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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098518 · 9/5/2017 · Southwestern Electric Power Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Location
4421 W. Loop 281, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75604
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the rope on a winch line when his left thumb was caught between the anchor on the drum and the frame, amputating the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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