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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020043462 · 4/15/2020 · Republic Bag Manufacturing

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
Republic Bag Manufacturing
Location
8419 Tewantin Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the film roller on a winder machine when the employee's left hand was pulled back into the winder, amputating her left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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