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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022087259 · 8/16/2022 · PERMOCAST CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
PERMOCAST CORPORATION
Location
3110 CENTER ST, TEMPLE, TEXAS, 76504
NAICS
331521
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to help remove an aluminum cast from a mold. During a swing of the hammer, his left hand slipped down its shaft and his index finger was caught between the head of the hammer and the mold. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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