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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018055018 · 5/23/2018 · Old Castle Building Envelope

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Milling machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Old Castle Building Envelope
Location
11850 Hempstead Hwy #210, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77092
NAICS
331318
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was milling a piece of aluminum with an end mill machine. The employee was raising the drill bit up when the employee's glove was pulled into the machine, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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