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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021785 · 2/27/2024 · Sharp Glass

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
Saws except chainsaws
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Sharp Glass
Location
7284 Old Corpus Christie Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78223
NAICS
238150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bent over using a battery-operated circular saw to cut plexiglass. The employee lost balance and lacerated the tip of her middle finger resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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