Leader Gasket

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — DEER PARK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Leader Gasket in DEER PARK, TEXAS
Employer Leader Gasket Report ID 2016032436
Address 905 W. 13th Street City, State ZIP DEER PARK, TEXAS 77536
Event Date March 24, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339991 Inspection # 1136799
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -95.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the air line on a three-station pneumatic press. Her finger was in a porthole on the equipment when she connected the air line to the machine. The air caused a piston in the machine to be actuated while her finger was in the hole, amputating her right pinky finger between the first and second knuckle.

Incident Summary

On March 24, 2016, a worker at Leader Gasket in DEER PARK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with presses, except printing, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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