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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181212743 · 12/12/2018 · Universal Soil Drilling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Universal Soil Drilling
Location
1617 San Jacinto St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
NAICS
115112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a sampling tube from the soil extruder. During the extraction, the employee's left index and middle fingers were caught between the extruder and the tube resulting in partial amputations to both fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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