CMC Steel Fabricators
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | CMC Steel Fabricators | Report ID | 2016054555 |
| Address | 2001 Brittmore Rd. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77043 |
| Event Date | May 24, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.81000, -95.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was bending rebar and turned the switch to the program position so he could check the angle of the bar. The bending pin went to the left side of the bar. As he turned the equipment back on in the manual mode, the bending pin returned to the home position. The employee had already loaded a second bar. When the bending pin was returning to the home position, it picked up the second bar. As the employee reached for the bar, his left index finger was caught between the pin and rebar, amputating the first digit.
Incident Summary
On May 24, 2016, a worker at CMC Steel Fabricators in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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