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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019066368 · 6/24/2019 · JPS Graphics Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
JPS Graphics Corporation
Location
14030 Welch Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75244
NAICS
541430
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a hand-operated coil punch machine. Her index finger was in the area of the clamp when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The clamp then came down on her left ring finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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