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Quala

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — EXPOSURES TO DISEASE-NO ILLNESS INCURRED — HUTCHINS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Quala in HUTCHINS, TEXAS
Employer Quala Report ID 2015129140
Address 2012 North Goode Road City, State ZIP HUTCHINS, TEXAS 75141
Event Date December 3, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury EXPOSURES TO DISEASE-NO ILLNESS INCURRED Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332439 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.64000, -96.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting ready to load two intermediate bulk containers. The two containers slammed against each other and caught the employee's finger between them. The left pinky fingernail tip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2015, a worker at Quala in HUTCHINS, TEXAS suffered exposures to disease-no illness incurred to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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