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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019043757 · 4/11/2019 · Boomerang Tube, LLC

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 during regular operation
Source
Threading and tapping machines

Employer

Name
Boomerang Tube, LLC
Location
402 Highway 90, LIBERTY, TEXAS, 77575
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at a threader. Shavings had balled up; the employee was removing them with a tool when the shavings were caught and pulled his hand into the machine's disc guard. He suffered a displaced fracture with partial amputation of the right little fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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