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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022076525 · 7/25/2022 · Flextronics America, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Flextronics America, LLC
Location
12455 RESEARCH BOULEVARD, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78759
NAICS
334418
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 12:30 a.m. on July 25, 2022, an employee was performing preventative maintenance on one of the conveyor motors on a manufacturing line. The employee was trying to determine belt tension when the tip of their right index finger was caught between the gear and the belt of the conveyor motor. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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