STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS·
SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, Inc., 2770 W Washington St, STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS 76401 on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was wearing cut-resistant gloves while operating an automatic slitter. The machine stalled and the employee placed their right hand on a panel to clean it before cutting. The slitter started running again, catching and damaging the cut-resistant glove. The employee's hand made contact with the slitting blades, resulting in amputation of the right ring finger and injury to two other fingers and lacerations to the hand. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not guarded at the time.
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