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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021053957 · 5/13/2021 · Tension Envelope Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Tension Envelope Corporation
Location
5900 Tension Dr., FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76112
NAICS
322232
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was investigating a noise coming from a guarded gearbox on the backside of his machine. He was moving a loose grease line when his finger slipped into the chain and sprocket located in the box resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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