Amputations

Name: Amputations at Daltile
Start: 11/1/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110100 · 11/1/2023 · Daltile

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Daltile
Location: 12001 Railroad Drive, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79934
NAICS: 327991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about to switch a full hopper with an empty one on a scrap conveyor. He noticed an overfilled hopper and began to remove tiles from it. His right hand was caught in the belt of the conveyor, and he suffered an amputation to the ring finger at the first joint.

Source

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