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Trane, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TYLER, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Trane, Inc. in TYLER, TEXAS
Employer Trane, Inc. Report ID 2016076053
Address 6200 Troupe Highway City, State ZIP TYLER, TEXAS 75707
Event Date July 6, 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 Backpacks
Industry (NAICS) 333415 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.28000, -95.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a tool pack that was de-energized when the top of the tool pack (weighing approximately 40 pounds) shifted and came down on his left middle finger, crushing and amputating it.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2016, a worker at Trane, Inc. in TYLER, 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 backpacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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