SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions | Report ID | 2018077465 |
| Address | 8600 Park Pl Blvd | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017 |
| Event Date | July 24, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Special process machinery, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333319 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.70000, -95.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the membrane for a reverse osmosis system when someone pushed the membrane into the tube. The employee's hand was then caught between the membrane and the tube, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 24, 2018, a worker at SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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