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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024043572 · 4/24/2024 · Flexmaster, U.S.A., 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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Flexmaster, U.S.A., Inc.
Location
4545 Pine Timbers Ste. 324, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had adjusted the punch on a spinning machine. When the machine was activated, the punch crushed the employee's left index finger resulting in partial amputation through the phalanx.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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