OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221376395

TEXAS WESTERN HOSPITALITY

HOUSTON, TX· 2021-07-24T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Slip
NAICS: 721110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345448955
Employer profile: TEXAS WESTERN HOSPITALITY
Summary number: 221376395
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee is caught in ironing machine chain and sustains fin

Investigation abstract

At 1:45 a.m. on July 24, 2021, an employee was adjusting a chain and sprocket on a Chicago Dryer Company ironing and folding machine when his hand slipped and his right index finger was caught in the chain, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip. The injury did not require hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 59 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
519

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