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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010220 · 1/8/2018 · Best Fender Products, 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
Forging machinery

Employer

Name
Best Fender Products, Inc.
Location
2364 Texas Highway 49, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75455
NAICS
811112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee powered off a fender forging machine and engaged the pneumatic gauge die holder (cylinder). The cylinder then came up and amputated his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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