HUTTO, TEXAS·
Western Industries Corporation
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Western Industries Corporation, 1050 New Technology Blvd, HUTTO, TEXAS 78634 on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a resaw machine and lifted a panel with his right hand to get where he needed to work. The panel locks into an open position when it is lifted to a certain height. When the employee let go of the panel, it closed on his left hand, resulting in a cut to his ring finger that required hospitalization and a surgical fingertip amputation.
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