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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021165 · 2/7/2024 · TWE Nonwovens US, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
TWE Nonwovens US, Inc.
Location
6389 FM 3008 building B suite 202, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
NAICS
313230
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a machine. The employee's finger was caught between an anvil roller and a crush cutter, resulting in a fingertip amputation at the nail bed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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