Amputations

Name: Amputations at Austin Industrial
Start: 4/21/2022

1 amputation · 2022043459 · 4/21/2022 · Austin Industrial

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: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Austin Industrial
Location: 8500 West Bay Road, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
NAICS: 339999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing metal strapping from a disassembled air-controlled valve when the valve closed and caught the employee's left index finger, which had to be medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown