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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241110315 · 11/5/2024 · Metal Improvement

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
Other material and personnel handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Metal Improvement
Location
25 Southbelt Industrial Drive., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77047
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting up a part on a turntable for thermal spray coating when his left thumb tip was caught in the turntable, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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