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Watson and Chalin Manufacturing, Inc.

Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — MCKINNEY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Watson and Chalin Manufacturing, Inc. in MCKINNEY, TEXAS
Employer Watson and Chalin Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2015041651
Address 725 E. University Dr. City, State ZIP MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069
Event Date April 1, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336999 Inspection # 1052487
GPS Coordinates 33.20000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to move a weld table with an overhead hoist when his finger got caught in the chains. He sustained a distal amputation to his left index finger.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2015, a worker at Watson and Chalin Manufacturing, Inc. in MCKINNEY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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