Dickson Furniture Manufacturers
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Dickson Furniture Manufacturers | Report ID | 20221210783 |
| Address | 6900 Overmyer Drive | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77008 |
| Event Date | December 12, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337127 | Inspection # | 1640173 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.79000, -95.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manufacturing furniture and using a power saw when they sustained a partial finger amputation. The saw guard was broken at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On December 12, 2022, a worker at Dickson Furniture Manufacturers in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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