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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019032378 · 3/5/2019 · VT Industries

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
VT Industries
Location
1732 Universal City Blvd, UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS, 78148
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to open an air valve for a machine being operated. His left hand was caught on a drill bit and the glove he was wearing was twisted and torn off, causing an open fracture of the left little finger and amputation of the last joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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