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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010473 · 10/31/2017 · Alpla 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Alpla Inc.
Location
5800 Armour Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77020
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A team was dismantling a machine for refurbishing in a specific order: extruder, core barrel, base plate, and carriage. The injured employee was holding the carriage as it was being lifted when the whole assembly rolled forward. The employee's right index finger was then caught and amputated between the extruder deck and extruder base.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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