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McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LA GRANGE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc. in LA GRANGE, TEXAS
Employer McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc. Report ID 2016010369
Address 5141 HWY 71 WEST City, State ZIP LA GRANGE, TEXAS 78945
Event Date January 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 532412 Inspection # 1123862
GPS Coordinates 29.91000, -96.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove mud from an idler roller on a conveyor when his right arm was caught in the drive pulley, amputating it. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2016, a worker at McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc. in LA GRANGE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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