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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021087060 · 8/19/2021 · Western Extrusions Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary source
Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural

Employer

Name
Western Extrusions Corporation
Location
1735 Sandy Lake Road, CARROLLTON, TEXAS, 75006
NAICS
331316
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving metal billets onto a load table with an overhead crane. The employee's fingers were caught between two billets, causing the amputation of the right fourth and fifth fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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