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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020065563 · 6/15/2020 · Flow America, LLC

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
Boring, routing, notching machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Flow America, LLC
Location
8800 Westplain Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
332911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was machining a component on a horizontal boring mill when the employee's glove was caught in the rotating boring instrument, resulting in the amputation of the employee's right hand thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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