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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022054105 · 5/11/2022 · Leviat

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Leviat
Location
402 Gibbs Sprawl Road, CONVERSE, TEXAS, 78109
NAICS
332618
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee reached into the point of operation on an assembly machine while another employee actuated the machine with a two-hand control. The injured employee's left middle finger became trapped between the part and the actuated piston on the machine, causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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