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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021616 · 2/13/2019 · Kyoei Steel Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Metalworking lathes

Employer

Name
Kyoei Steel Group
Location
8001 Border Steel Rd., VINTON, TEXAS, 79821
NAICS
331491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a piece of metal stock on a lathe to work on. As he adjusted the cutting knife, his right thumb was caught between the knife and the stock. The tip was cut off.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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