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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010438 · 10/29/2017 · Haldor Topsoe, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 regular operation
Source
Paper production machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Haldor Topsoe, Inc.
Location
10010 Bayport Rd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS
924110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a corrugation machine's stacking section when he used a box-end wrench to loosen the bolts that hold the internal plate down. The machine then cycled, pinching his finger between the bracket (movable part) and frame (fixed part). He suffered a trans-phalangeal amputation of the right index finger. The machine was in auto mode at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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