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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191010754 · 10/15/2019 · Dal-Tile Distribution, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Dal-Tile Distribution, Inc.
Location
12001 Railroad, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79934
NAICS
327122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that load tiles into a box. The employee attempted to correct mis-loading of tiles into the box when their gloved index finger was caught in the pulleys that drive the roller and conveyor feeding tiles into the box resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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