BAYTOWN, TEXAS—
Baytown Ace Industrial Services
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Baytown Ace Industrial Services, 1102 Texas 146 Business, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was removing a part stand from a lathe. The part stand tipped and pinched the tip of the employee's little finger between the stand and the lathe frame, resulting in a partial amputation.
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