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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023065479 · 6/21/2023 · WAM USA, 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 running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
WAM USA, Inc.
Location
1300 Triad Blvd, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76131
NAICS
333922
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and an operator were working on the hydraulic arm of a shaftless machine. The employee pulled the pin to release the hydraulic arm and restarted the machine after. The machine moved and pinched the employee's glove, pulling his left index finger into the machine. The employee suffered a laceration that resulted in an amputation/avulsion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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