Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gatesco, Inc.
Start: 3/30/2018

1 amputation · 2018033098 · 3/30/2018 · Gatesco, 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: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Table saws

Employer

Name: Gatesco, Inc.
Location: 8400 Broadway Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to cut lumber when the saw back fed and then became stuck. As he tried to unjam the saw, the blade contacted his left hand, amputating two fingers.

Source

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