Amputations

Name: Amputations at Puffer-Sweiven, LP
Start: 2/22/2023

1 amputation · 2023021675 · 2/22/2023 · Puffer-Sweiven, LP

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: Milling machines
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Puffer-Sweiven, LP
Location: 4230 Greenbriar Drive, STAFFORD, TEXAS, 77477
NAICS: 332919
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine. As the employee went to brush away metal shavings near the cutting tool, their glove became caught, resulting in an amputation of the top part of the left little finger.

Source

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