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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032727 · 3/19/2021 · Perkins Aluminum Smelting Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Perkins Aluminum Smelting Inc
Location
11511 Lake June Road, BALCH SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75180
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shear machine to separate brass when his left arm contacted the shear blade as it was coming down. The employee's arm was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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