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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221110301 · 11/23/2022 · Reinforcing and Supply Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Reinforcing and Supply Inc
Location
2910 Capital Way, BELTON, TEXAS, 76513
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was aligning rebar on a shear machine to make a cut. The machine engaged and crushed the employee's left hand in its rebar holder. The employee's index and middle fingers were amputated at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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