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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021053713 · 5/5/2021 · Reaction Group 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Construction, logging, and mining machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Reaction Group Inc
Location
7300 Wingate Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77011
NAICS
561311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a machine that filters concrete into smaller pieces by tapping the outside of a feeder box with a rubber mallet. He then opened the door at the bottom of the feeder box and was unclogging the filter when the rotating paddles amputated two of his fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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