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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043850 · 4/27/2020 · Lift-All Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Sewing, stitching machinery

Employer

Name
Lift-All Company, Inc.
Location
16803 Hedgecroft Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an industrial sewing machine to make slings. The presser foot rose while the employee's finger was in the path of the metal channel, and the employee's left middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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