Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC.
Start: 6/17/2024

1 amputation · 2024065356 · 6/17/2024 · ANDRITZ SEPARATION, 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: Stationary saws band
Secondary source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC.
Location: 110 Dickson St., PITTSBURG, TEXAS, 75686
NAICS: 333999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a brass punch on the band saw. When the employee went to clamp the brass part, the part moved causing the clamp to crush the end of their right middle finger and it amputated the finger between the first knuckle and the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown