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Warren Equipment

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — AMARILLO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Warren Equipment in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Warren Equipment Report ID 2015030380
Address 1101 S Farm to Market 1912 City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79118
Event Date March 10, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.09000, -101.83000

Incident Narrative

On or about 1555 hours on March 10, 2015, the right intermediate and distal phalanges of an employee's middle finger were amputated after his finger got caught in the pulley of a winch he was operating. The employee was holding the winch cable with his right hand due to a kink in the line and operating the winch with his left hand when his hand was pulled into the pulley. He was hospitalized and the phalanges were surgically removed.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2015, a worker at Warren Equipment in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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