Amputations

Name: Amputations at F.D. Thomas, Inc.
Start: 12/16/2023

1 amputation · 20231211439 · 12/16/2023 · F.D. Thomas, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Hand grinders-powered

Employer

Name: F.D. Thomas, Inc.
Location: 1530 Farm Road 973, TAYLOR, TEXAS, 76574
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a 4-inch angle grinder with the tool's tether wrapped around his left little finger to keep it out of the way. The tether got caught by the rotating grinder disc and pulled the employee's left little finger into the disc, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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