Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cotechno Group, Inc.
Start: 2/6/2019

1 amputation · 2019021363 · 2/6/2019 · Cotechno Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Weaving machinery

Employer

Name: Cotechno Group, Inc.
Location: 1942 IH 35 South Unit 107, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, 78666
NAICS: 313210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was modifying a weaving machine to run a new type of fiberglass product. A bolt dropped before the machine's guards had been replaced; as the employee was retrieving it, his right hand was caught in the belt and pulley system and his right middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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