Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Longwood Elastomers Inc., 1901 Longwood Drive, BRENHAM, TEXAS 77833
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
While holding a pipe by hand, an employee actuated a machine used to connect the pipe to a coupler. The employee's finger got caught between the pipe and coupler, amputating the right hand index finger down to the first knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
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An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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