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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087033 · 8/2/2024 · Vibration Mountings and Controls, Inc.

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Vibration Mountings and Controls, Inc.
Location
11930 Brittmoore Park Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS
332999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was drilling compression plates and clearing scrap metal when his glove was caught and pulled into the drill bit. The employee sustained the amputation of three fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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