Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Orion Engineered Carbons LLC
Start: 12/29/2024

1 amputation · 20241211926 · 12/29/2024 · Orion Engineered Carbons 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: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Orion Engineered Carbons LLC
Location: 9440 Farm to Market Road 1559, BORGER, TEXAS, 79007
NAICS: 335991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was accessing a rotary airlock to clean it out when their fingers were caught by the star valve as it was rotating. The employee sustained amputations of their left middle and ring fingers.

Source

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