SPRING, TEXAS—
P.E.M. Tooling, Inc.
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at P.E.M. Tooling, Inc., 455 Spring Hill Dr., SPRING, TEXAS 77386 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a belt sander to grind down a thin disk. His right index finger was pulled into the sander, which ripped off the nail, skin, and some bone.
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