← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2018065933 · 6/16/2018 · North American Pipe Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
North American Pipe Corporation
Location
3348 Industrial Drive, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 76306
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a pipe out of a pipe cutting machine when the pipe fell on his finger. As he pulled his finger out, the end of the pipe amputated the pad of his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown