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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054125 · 5/8/2023 · The Wellboss Company, 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 regular operation
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
The Wellboss Company, LLC
Location
12450 Cutten Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77066
NAICS
333132
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was waiting to offload a steel bar following a filament strand on a winder machine. His right index finger contacted the rotating section of the machine and was amputated above the knuckle. The injury required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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