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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020032509 · 3/17/2020 · J.D. Abrams, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
J.D. Abrams, L.P.
Location
J.D.Abrams Project 1705, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77505
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a suspended conveyor belt by hand as its tension was adjusted. The employee's right-hand fingertips were caught between a plate and the adjustment nuts on the conveyor. The ring and little fingers were partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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