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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191111871 · 11/14/2019 · BMC West, LLC

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
Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
BMC West, LLC
Location
16002 Tomball Parkway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77086
NAICS
321911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was passing wood over a jointer when the tips of his fingers on his right hand became caught in the machine, resulting in the amputation of three middle fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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