AUSTIN, TEXAS·
Applied Materials Building 36
Injured by object held or wielded by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Applied Materials Building 36, 10801 Giles Ln, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78724 on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cutting plastic shipping material using a manual tabletop sliding cutter. They were holding the plastic down with one hand while using the other hand to move the sliding cutter. As the plastic gathered and jammed the sliding cutter, they held the plastic down to the table. The sliding cutter then moved and contacted their left middle finger that was underneath the table, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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