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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018032833 · 3/23/2018 · Polytex Fibers Corporation

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Polytex Fibers Corporation
Location
9341 Baythorne Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the lamination line when he saw some hardened resin on a roller. He used a tool to try and remove the resin, but his hand was pulled into the rollers, resulting in a right index finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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