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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018077273 · 7/18/2018 · HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Presses-printing
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Location
4747 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77027
NAICS
511110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a printing press after a press run. His gloved finger became stuck in the equipment. His left middle finger was crushed and had to be partially medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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