Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ETHOSENERGY TC, INC, 3100 S Sam Houston Pkwy E, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77047
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a shroud roller to bend metal bar stock (11 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide, 1/4 inch thick). The roller caught his left index finger and partially amputated it.
An employee was cleaning a rotating part in a lathe machine when his left gloved finger was caught in the rotating part, resulting in a partial amputation to the left pinky finger and a fractured wrist.
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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