Amputations

Name: Amputations at Taprite-Fassco Mfg. Inc.
Start: 5/11/2018

1 amputation · 2018054550 · 5/11/2018 · Taprite-Fassco Mfg. 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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Taprite-Fassco Mfg. Inc.
Location: 3248 Northwestern Drive, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a press when the employee's hand touched the two-hand trip. The press then cycled while the employee's hand was in the point of operation, amputating a finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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