Amputations

Name: Amputations at Challenge Manufacturing Fort Worth
Start: 2/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023021564 · 2/17/2023 · Challenge Manufacturing Fort Worth

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Challenge Manufacturing Fort Worth
Location: 15469 North Link Dr. Building B, NORTHLAKE, TEXAS, 76247
NAICS: 336390
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance when the hammer press lowered down and caught the end of their right index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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