Longview Asphalt
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LONGVIEW, TEXAS
| Employer | Longview Asphalt | Report ID | 2015074852 |
| Address | 1301 Ray Street | City, State ZIP | LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75603 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-chain |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.47000, -94.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing troubleshooting activities, trying to free a traverse chain. The employee attempted to turn the traverse motor, which drives the chain/conveyor, on and off. The traverse motor jumped 2 feet and impacted the employee's hand.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2015, a worker at Longview Asphalt in LONGVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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