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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024042910 · 4/2/2024 · TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
TESLA ENERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Location
1 Tesla Road, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
NAICS
221118
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an emery cloth and a lathe to polish pins when their glove was pulled into a pinch point between the spinning pin and the cloth. This resulted in a laceration to the left index finger and a metacarpal fracture requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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