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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 20241211464 · 12/11/2024 · Extreme Precision Coatings, LLC

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
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Honing, polishing, lapping machinery
Secondary source
Rollers, cylinders

Employer

Name
Extreme Precision Coatings, LLC
Location
2500 Farrell Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77073
NAICS
332812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting and wiping the rotor of a polishing lathe when their left ring finger got caught and pulled between rollers. The employee sustained a partial amputation that included partial loss of the distal phalanx and nail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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