Amputations

Name: Amputations at BWJ Metal Works, LLC
Start: 1/27/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010858 · 1/27/2023 · BWJ Metal Works, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Band saws

Employer

Name: BWJ Metal Works, LLC
Location: 3125 East Hwy 80, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79601
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a band saw to set up steel tubing when their finger was crushed in the hydraulic clamp, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

Source

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