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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019099658 · 9/16/2019 · Southern Stretch Forming

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Southern Stretch Forming
Location
9070 Teasley Lane, DENTON, TEXAS, 76210
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was making adjustments at the back of a machine. When the machine operator started the machine, the employee's thumb was under a chain on the machine and was smashed, resulting in the amputation of the left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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