Invista S.A R.L.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Amputations — VICTORIA, TEXAS
| Employer | Invista S.A R.L. | Report ID | 2017032076 |
| Address | 2695 Old Bloomington Rd N | City, State ZIP | VICTORIA, TEXAS 77905 |
| Event Date | March 6, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person | Source of Injury | Turning handtools-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.68000, -96.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were removing bolts from a flange. One employee was loosening the bolts by hand and another employee was using a pneumatic socket wrench. The wrench has a bar that travels with it and the bar pinched the first employee's finger resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On March 6, 2017, a worker at Invista S.A R.L. in VICTORIA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with turning handtools-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person injuries.
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