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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021183 · 2/1/2019 · ATCO Rubber Products, 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
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
ATCO Rubber Products, Inc.
Location
7101 Atco Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76118
NAICS
326111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a steel shaft on a lathe and performing maintenance when their glove was caught by the shaft pulling his right hand into the shaft and amputating the middle finger at the first joint below the finger nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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