← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2022119929 · 11/11/2022 · Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Titan Metal Fabricators, Inc
Location
19814 GH Circle, WALLER, TEXAS, 77484
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to cut a piece of metal. When the piece was almost entirely in the machine, the employee struck the piece with a hammer. The loose piece clamped onto his hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the left finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown