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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171010372 · 10/30/2017 · RTI International Metals 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
RTI International Metals Inc.
Location
7600 South Sante fe, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a billet onto a roller that feeds an extruder when the billet became jammed. He was trying to unjam the billet when his right index finger was pinched by two billets. His finger had to be amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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