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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065603 · 6/7/2018 · Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Quietflex Manufacturing Company, LP
Location
4518 Brittmoore Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
327993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing a shift clean-up on a blend line when his left arm was pulled into the blending rollers. The blend line was turned off, but the rollers were still rotating. The employee was admitted to the hospital with a left arm amputation below the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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