Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Centex Personnel Services LLC, 1510 Three Points Road, PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS 78660
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was adjusting a loose drive belt on a pulley system. The belt turned and caused his left thumb to get caught, resulting in partial amputation of the thumb.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedMaterial and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
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