Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at MICA Corporation
Start: 10/26/2024

1 amputation · 2024109963 · 10/26/2024 · MICA Corporation

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: Drilling machines, drill apparatus
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: MICA Corporation
Location: 8587 East US Hwy 377, CRESSON, TEXAS, 76035
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a Kelly bar pin on a drill truck. Their right index finger was caught in a pinch point between the inner and outer Kelly bars, resulting in a severe laceration to the finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

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