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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021043330 · 4/22/2021 · Right Fix LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Right Fix LLC
Location
2305 Yale, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77008
NAICS
811111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a vehicle. The employee's index finger was caught between one of its rims and a caliper (part of its brake system). The employee was hospitalized, suffering from a broken and cut finger that was then medically amputated above the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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