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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211838 · 12/18/2020 · STRATEGIC MATERIALS 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
Conveyors-chain
Secondary source
Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name
STRATEGIC MATERIALS INC
Location
8436 Kopman Dr, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77061
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 18, 2020, an employee was walking through a plant next to a conveyor. The employee's safety vest got caught in a rotating chain and sprocket that powered the conveyor. As he tried to free himself, his gloved left hand was pulled into the sprocket and his fingers were lacerated. He suffered amputations to the fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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