Amputations

Name: Amputations at Schlemmer USA, Inc.
Start: 7/18/2019

1 amputation · 2019077331 · 7/18/2019 · Schlemmer USA, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Schlemmer USA, Inc.
Location: 4709 Macro Dr., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78218
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was manually clearing plastic material off the air rod of an extruder as it was running into the corrugator when the corrugator machine caught his finger and amputated the fingertip.

Source

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