Amputations

Name: Amputations at MW Industries, Inc.
Start: 10/21/2022

1 amputation · 2022109231 · 10/21/2022 · MW Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: MW Industries, Inc.
Location: 7400 Pinemont, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS: 332613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a grinding machine to grind a metal bar. The part he was grinding flew out of the machine and the employee's right thumb was pulled into the grinder. The employee was hospitalized; his right thumb was later amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown