Amputations

Name: Amputations at Square Cabinetry, LLC
Start: 3/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023032437 · 3/17/2023 · Square Cabinetry, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Square Cabinetry, LLC
Location: 1240 East Centre Park Blvd; Suite 100,, DESOTO, TEXAS, 75115
NAICS: 337110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been conducting preventative maintenance on an edge bander machine and was running a test piece. The blade that cuts the banding material cycled and his left index finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

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