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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201110449 · 11/4/2020 · Structure Enterprise Solutions, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Structure Enterprise Solutions, LLC
Location
Fabco Fabrication Shop, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending steel using a rebar bending machine. As the employee was pushing rebar into the steel rollers, the rollers caught the employee's left glove and crushed the employee's left little finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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