Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Big 4 Steel, 2223 Ragland Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77060
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
On April 19, 2024, an employee was drilling a hole in a metal plate. He grabbed a rag and brush to remove metal shavings from the surface area around the drill when the rag got caught inside the drill bit, pulling his right hand toward the machine. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation of his right index finger that required hospitalization.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Stationary drills, milling machinery
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