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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023043762 · 4/27/2023 · Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc.
Location
1505 Morningside Rd., BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
NAICS
424610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was opening an interlocked door to troubleshoot a servomotor. Once the motor was placed properly, the stored pneumatic energy moved the carriage and caused the employee to sustain an amputation to their thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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