Amputations

Name: Amputations at KHS USA, Inc.
Start: 8/10/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023087292 · 8/10/2023 · KHS USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: Pumps

Employer

Name: KHS USA, Inc.
Location: Western Container Corporation, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77018
NAICS: 333993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a borescope camera into the inlet port of a liquid ring vacuum pump to take internal pictures. The camera was passing through a ball valve when the valve closed on his finger and the borescope. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

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