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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022054326 · 5/18/2022 · Dial Electrical Controls of Houston, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Dial Electrical Controls of Houston, Inc.
Location
60 Rittenhouse Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77076
NAICS
335313
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shearing machine. As he positioned a metal bracket to be cut, his hand slipped. The machine then activated and its blade amputated four fingers on his left hand. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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