Amputations

Name: Amputations at GATX Rail
Start: 10/28/2019

1 amputation · 20191011227 · 10/28/2019 · GATX Rail

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Sandblasters-powered

Employer

Name: GATX Rail
Location: 1401 West Brown Street, HEARNE, TEXAS, 77859
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was going to sand blast when the high-pressure sanding unit began to roll. He was trying to stop it when his right index finger was caught between the lid and the lip of the unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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