Diamond Plastics Corp
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LUBBOCK, TEXAS
| Employer | Diamond Plastics Corp | Report ID | 2015085548 |
| Address | 2323 Marshall St | City, State ZIP | LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79415 |
| Event Date | August 7, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.61000, -101.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working a piece of pre breaker when the pipe jammed. The employee was cutting the pipe to release the jam when the safety gate struck the tip of the employee's third digit amputating the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 7, 2015, a worker at Diamond Plastics Corp in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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