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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020098869 · 9/18/2020 · Circor Refinery Valves

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Milling machines

Employer

Name
Circor Refinery Valves
Location
16331 2nd Street, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
NAICS
332911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two maintenance employees were replacing an oil pressure pump coupling on a moving table bridge mill. The cutter dropped from the spindle and amputated the injured employee's right thumb below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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