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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032430 · 3/14/2020 · JV Industrial Companies, Ltd.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
JV Industrial Companies, Ltd.
Location
DOW Chemical Freeport, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An 8-ton tugger (a pneumatic winch with cables and pulleys) and snatch block were being used to move a coil pack into position. An employee was monitoring the cable and pulleys. The employee's right hand was caught between the cable and the channel of the block, causing amputations to the right index, middle, ring, and little fingers and a non-displaced fracture to the right little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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