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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022098003 · 9/9/2022 · Viking Fabrication Services

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 regular operation
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Viking Fabrication Services
Location
19200 Marketplace Avenue, KYLE, TEXAS, 78640
NAICS
332996
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After cutting pipe with a cold saw, an employee was leaning over the saw to roll the pipe onto a pipe table with his left hand. The pneumatic pipe clamp activated and caught the tip of his left ring finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation and the removal of the nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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