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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099201 · 9/6/2018 · Texas Tissue Converting LLC

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 during regular operation
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Texas Tissue Converting LLC
Location
1521 Greens Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
NAICS
322291
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was threading paper through a roller. As he tried to remove a piece of paper, the roll caught his hand and pulled it into the machine. His right ring finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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