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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018065913 · 6/15/2018 · Breaux Machine Works, LP

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Parts and materials, unspecified
Secondary source
Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name
Breaux Machine Works, LP
Location
13842 Hirschfield Road, TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77337
NAICS
327910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to catch a part after it fell from a horizontal lathe when his right hand was caught in between the part itself and the surface of the lathe. His right pinky finger was smashed, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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