Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Surfacing Materials, LLC
Start: 7/8/2019

1 amputation · 2019076833 · 7/8/2019 · American Surfacing Materials, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: American Surfacing Materials, LLC
Location: 2101 Baker Blvd, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76501
NAICS: 326130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were checking on a clogged dust collector at a baghouse unit outside a facility. After the bag had been removed, one of the employees tried to unclog the collector. The fan blades amputated the employee's right middle and index fingertips.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown