← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032784 · 3/16/2019 · Igloo Products Corp

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 regular operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Igloo Products Corp
Location
777 Igloo Road, KATY, TEXAS, 77494
NAICS
326121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a foam fixture machine and placing lids in the working area when the top of the blow mold machine crushed the employee's right index and middle fingers resulting in surgical amputation of both fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown