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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018055291 · 5/31/2018 · Tri-State Electric LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tri-State Electric LTD
Location
I-10 and Mesa Hills, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79902
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a tread machine when it became stuck, causing the handle on the tread machine to spin and pinch the employee's left index finger between the machine and the bumper of the truck next to him, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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