Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dial Electrical Controls of Houston, Inc., 60 Rittenhouse Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77076
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was using a shearing machine. As he positioned a metal bracket to be cut, his hand slipped. The machine then activated and its blade amputated four fingers on his left hand. He was hospitalized.
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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After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
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