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Hoerbiger Service, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — LA PORTE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hoerbiger Service, Inc. in LA PORTE, TEXAS
Employer Hoerbiger Service, Inc. Report ID 2016043574
Address 12204 West Fairmont Parkway City, State ZIP LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
Event Date April 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Secondary Source Metal chips, particles
Industry (NAICS) 332911 Inspection # 1151322
GPS Coordinates 29.65000, -95.04000

Incident Narrative

On 4-19-16, an employee suffered the amputation of the distal tip of the left index finger. The tip was reattached and there was no bone separation. The injured worker placed his hand inside of a valve port to move metal shavings out of the way so that he would not damage the finish cut of a compressor. The injured worker is not sure if the shavings cut his finger or if it was the rotation of the bore mill machine that cut his finger.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2016, a worker at Hoerbiger Service, Inc. in LA PORTE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.

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