Amputations

Name: Amputations at Metals 2 Go
Start: 2/12/2018

1 amputation · 2018021459 · 2/12/2018 · Metals 2 Go

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: Band saws
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Metals 2 Go
Location: 224 North Hewitt Dr., HEWITT, TEXAS, 76643
NAICS: 423510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the coolant hose on the vertical band saw when the coolant hose came off. As he reached for hose, his glove got caught on the blade, resulting in amputation of the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown