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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019087893 · 8/1/2019 · Dickson Upholstery, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Dickson Upholstery, LLC
Location
7171 Grand Blvd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77054
NAICS
811420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was filling cushions with blown polyester fiber. The employee's right hand was amputated in the machine's fiber opening drum.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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