Amputations

Name: Amputations at American National Carbide
Start: 7/17/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018077201 · 7/17/2018 · American National Carbide

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Punch presses

Employer

Name: American National Carbide
Location: 915 South Cherry St., TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375
NAICS: 333517
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was running a compacting press when his right hand entered the machine while it was in a downward motion. The press compacted, severing his right index finger and requiring hospitalization. The punch process of the machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown