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TPCO Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GREGORY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TPCO Inc. in GREGORY, TEXAS
Employer TPCO Inc. Report ID 2015108070
Address 5431 Hwy 35 City, State ZIP GREGORY, TEXAS 78359
Event Date October 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.92000, -97.29000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was moving 40 foot steel pipe for inventory. The pipes rolled and caught his right hand index finger between two pipes amputating the right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2015, a worker at TPCO Inc. in GREGORY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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