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Igloo Products Corp

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — KATY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Igloo Products Corp in KATY, TEXAS
Employer Igloo Products Corp Report ID 2016087275
Address 777 IGLOO ROAD City, State ZIP KATY, TEXAS 77494
Event Date August 5, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # 1168518
GPS Coordinates 29.74000, -95.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the process of attaching handles to a 30-quart cooler when her hand was caught on a piston, amputating her right middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2016, a worker at Igloo Products Corp in KATY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with product assembly machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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