WHM Custom Services, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BAYTOWN, TEXAS
| Employer | WHM Custom Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2016098981 |
| Address | 9500 I-10 | City, State ZIP | BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77521 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Furnaces, heaters | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.78000, -94.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a rigger and a crane operator with guiding a furnace tube through the opening of a furnace when the employee's finger was caught between the 90-degree point of the furnace opening and a furnace tube. The right-hand index finger was partially amputated, requiring surgery.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2016, a worker at WHM Custom Services, Inc. in BAYTOWN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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