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Tri Element Incorporated

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tri Element Incorporated in ALICE, TEXAS
Employer Tri Element Incorporated Report ID 2015129440
Address 315 Hub Street City, State ZIP ALICE, TEXAS 78332
Event Date December 14, 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.
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.76000, -98.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working independently underneath a trailer in the yard to repair a lift axle that was jammed. While the axle was rising slowly, he held onto the safety chain. When the arm had enough pressure to release itself from under the axle where it was jammed, the axle shot up, tightening the chain to the axle and amputating three of his right-hand fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2015, a worker at Tri Element Incorporated in ALICE, 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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