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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018087897 · 8/2/2018 · Owens-Brockway Glass Container

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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, n.e.c.
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Owens-Brockway Glass Container
Location
5200 Beverly Dr., WACO, TEXAS, 76711
NAICS
327213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at the back of a bottle-making machine, adjusting one of its parameters. His hand was caught between the arm and frame of the machine, and his left ring finger was amputated at the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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