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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024032602 · 3/22/2024 · WAM USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Lathes
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
WAM USA, Inc.
Location
1300 Triad Blvd, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76131
NAICS
333922
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding down a shaft on a lathe machine when his gloves got caught on the part he was sanding pulling his right hand into the machine and amputating his little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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