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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022076625 · 7/28/2022 · Insteel Industries, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Welding machinery

Employer

Name
Insteel Industries, Inc
Location
500 Klemp Rd, DAYTON, TEXAS, 77535
NAICS
331222
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working at a welding machine when they turned their head due to a tangled wire behind them. The employee's finger got caught between a clamp on the welding machine, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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