Amputations

Name: Amputations at Novolex Seals Company
Start: 5/30/2020

1 amputation · 2020055013 · 5/30/2020 · Novolex Seals Company

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: Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name: Novolex Seals Company
Location: 4555 Langland Road, FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS, 75244
NAICS: 326111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the roll on a winder machine when the employee's hand entered the machine to cut plastic, resulting in amputation of the right index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown