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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099694 · 9/19/2018 · TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION

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
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION
Location
3101 HOLMES RD, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77051
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was threading a pipe on a CNC lathe. The machine activated while he was holding a piece of sand paper between the chuck and the pipe. His right middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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