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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018054996 · 5/22/2018 · SemaSys, 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 regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SemaSys, Inc.
Location
4701 Blalock, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee replaced the tape on a part that was going through a guillotine saw cutter. Afterward, the part would not come through the machine properly. As she was checking on the part, the saw blade came down and amputated her right index finger. The saw cutter was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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