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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019065764 · 6/7/2019 · PROGRESS RAIL

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, unspecified
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
PROGRESS RAIL
Location
525 W. Progress Dr., SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75091
NAICS
482111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a shim in a saw when the clamping mechanism closed, amputating the employee's right index finger between the clamp and the shim.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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