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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023054741 · 5/29/2023 · Waterloo Woodworks, 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, unspecified
Source
Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Waterloo Woodworks, LLC
Location
476 Walter Hoffman Rd, CEDAR CREEK, TEXAS, 78612
NAICS
321999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a 6-inch jointer in the cabinet and doors building when their glove was caught in the machine. The machine pulled the employee's glove in, resulting in the amputation of the right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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