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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018055171 · 5/30/2018 · M&T Pallet Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Band saws

Employer

Name
M&T Pallet Company
Location
11397 Hwy 90, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77713
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was disassembling wooden pallets when his left hand went into the rotating circular band saw. The saw blade amputated his left thumb and finger behind the fingernail. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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