Amputations

Name: Amputations at Tejas Industries, Inc.
Start: 10/9/2018

1 amputation · 20181010430 · 10/9/2018 · Tejas Industries, Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tejas Industries, Inc.
Location: 110 Merricl Lane, HEREFORD, TEXAS, 79045
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was providing maintenance to a blower when the blower blade energized and the employee's right hand was sucked into the blade, partially amputating the index finger (from the nail up).

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown