Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tower Semiconductor Inc, 9651 westover hills blvd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78251
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee's hand came into contact with a pinch point on a stepper (a machine that moved wafers during semiconductor manufacturing), and the machine degloved one of the employee's fingers to the knuckle. The finger was later partially amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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