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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099159 · 9/5/2018 · Panel Truss Texas, Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Panel Truss Texas, Incorporated
Location
700 Kilgore Drive, HENDERSON, TEXAS, 75652
NAICS
321214
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an automated linear saw and trying to reposition a board that was being fed into the saw when her finger became caught between the board and the guard of the machine, resulting in the amputation of her left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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