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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019044322 · 4/29/2019 · Dralco Systems, LLC

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
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dralco Systems, LLC
Location
2001 Ranger Hwy., WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, 76088
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in the hydro area cleaning flanges. The employee reached over to try and level the berry hone device (a rotating shaft inside of a pipe that removes burrs) that was in another pipe and the employee's left pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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