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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019054537 · 5/3/2019 · Regal Beloit America, Inc.

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
Casting machinery

Employer

Name
Regal Beloit America, Inc.
Location
6801 South Bentsen Road, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78503
NAICS
335312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the rotor die casting machine and amputated the medial phalange of his right pinky finger in the V block drawer.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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