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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024043163 · 4/10/2024 · JM Steel

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
JM Steel
Location
8534 HWY 89, SINTON, TEXAS, 78387
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a roll on a roll mill machine that makes metal tubing. The rag he was using got caught in the machine and pulled his right hand into it, resulting in an amputation to three fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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