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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241010153 · 10/31/2024 · Flexitallic

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
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Bending, crimping machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Flexitallic
Location
6915 Hwy. 225, DEER PARK, TEXAS, 77536
NAICS
339991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a ring on a bar bending machine when their glove became caught in a pinch point on the machine. The machine was activated and the employee sustained fractures to the four fingers on their right hand and amputations to the index and little fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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