HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Flexmaster, U.S.A., Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Flexmaster, U.S.A., Inc., 4545 Pine Timbers Ste. 324, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041 on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was punching tab door notches using a brake press. When the machine cycled, it lacerated his left little finger. The finger was amputated.
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An employee had adjusted the punch on a spinning machine. When the machine was activated, the punch crushed the employee's left index finger resulting in partial amputation through the phalanx.
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An employee was rolling a piece of metal in a rotary machine when their glove got caught on the corner of the piece and the machine partially amputated their left index finger.
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An employee was loading insulation into a bag pusher machine and two fingers were caught in the point of operation. The tips of his right middle and ring fingers were medically amputated to the first knuckle.
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