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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171211484 · 12/3/2017 · EthosEnergy TC Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
EthosEnergy TC Inc.
Location
3100 S Sam Houston Pkwy E, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77047
NAICS
335929
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a rotating part in a lathe machine when his left gloved finger was caught in the rotating part, resulting in a partial amputation to the left pinky finger and a fractured wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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