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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077083 · 7/13/2018 · Voestalpine Texas LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
Voestalpine Texas LLC
Location
2800 Kay Bailey Hutchinson Road, PORTLAND, TEXAS, 78374
NAICS
332111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting quality assurance work on a conveyor belt where maintenance was being conducted when he placed his hand on the conveyor rail and the roller pinched his left pinky finger, resulting in a partial amputation/avulsion. The roller was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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