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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109580 · 10/8/2020 · Tower Semiconductor Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Tower Semiconductor Inc
Location
9651 westover hills blvd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78251
NAICS
333242
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's hand came into contact with a pinch point on a stepper (a machine that moved wafers during semiconductor manufacturing), and the machine degloved one of the employee's fingers to the knuckle. The finger was later partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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