Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dal Tile International
Start: 9/7/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017098598 · 9/7/2017 · Dal Tile International

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, unspecified
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Dal Tile International
Location: 12001 Railroad Drive, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79934
NAICS: 423320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a piece of tile from a belt conveyor system when his left index finger was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating it at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown