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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077465 · 7/24/2018 · SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
Location
8600 Park Pl Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77017
NAICS
333319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the membrane for a reverse osmosis system when someone pushed the membrane into the tube. The employee's hand was then caught between the membrane and the tube, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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