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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211389 · 12/4/2020 · Fine Lumber & Plywood Inc.

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
Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Fine Lumber & Plywood Inc.
Location
9407 Brown Lane, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78754
NAICS
423310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning off the cutter head of a molder machine when his glove was caught and pulled into the cutter, resulting in an amputation of the right index finger to the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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