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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023010846 · 1/26/2023 · Jindal Saw USA, LLC

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
Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Jindal Saw USA, LLC
Location
1411 S. FM 565, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
NAICS
331210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was rolling a drill pipe into the shot blaster. The shot blaster door closed as the employee was pushing the pipes into the machine. The employee's left hand was caught between the pipes and the shot blaster door, resulting in a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip as well as a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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