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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024043435 · 4/19/2024 · Big 4 Steel

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Big 4 Steel
Location
2223 Ragland Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
NAICS
238390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 19, 2024, an employee was drilling a hole in a metal plate. He grabbed a rag and brush to remove metal shavings from the surface area around the drill when the rag got caught inside the drill bit, pulling his right hand toward the machine. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation of his right index finger that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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