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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025087751 · 8/6/2025 · Medway Plastics

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary drills, milling machinery
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Medway Plastics
Location
1600 Royston Lane, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, 78664
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a manual drill press. His glove was caught inside the spinning drill bit, which pulled his right hand in and lacerated his middle finger through the bone. He was hospitalized and his finger was reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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