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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020010768 · 1/23/2020 · Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc.

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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc.
Location
8234 Hanson Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77075
NAICS
332311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pneumatic shear machine when his left thumb tip was caught in the shear, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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