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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021727 · 2/25/2024 · Creek Pipe Company LLC

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Creek Pipe Company LLC
Location
TPWR, ORLA, TEXAS, 79770
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to lift and hold a piece of 20" HDPE piping that was inserted into a fusion machine. The machine started and the employee's left index finger was caught between the roller and pipe causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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