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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021075788 · 7/15/2021 · Simpson Performance Products Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Knives-powered

Employer

Name
Simpson Performance Products Inc.
Location
328 FM 306, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS, 78130
NAICS
315999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a circular pattern in cloth using an electric rotary cutter. The cloth got caught in the cutting tool's blade and the employee's hand was pulled into the tool. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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