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Express Employment Professionals

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Express Employment Professionals in TYLER, TEXAS
Employer Express Employment Professionals Report ID 2016021563
Address 200 N Fuller Ave City, State ZIP TYLER, TEXAS 75702
Event Date February 19, 2016 Outcome 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 Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561311 Inspection # 1128279
GPS Coordinates 32.35000, -95.28000

Incident Narrative

While attempting to unjam a milk carton from the blow mold machine, an employee's right index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 19, 2016, a worker at Express Employment Professionals in TYLER, 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 extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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