Anixter Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Anixter Inc. | Report ID | 20161111096 |
| Address | 15101 Trinity Blvd | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76155 |
| Event Date | November 29, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423610 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.82000, -97.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating the shrink wrap machine. As he was lowering the stretch wrap to the bottom of a pallet, his left ring finger was caught by the spinning plate that the pallet was sitting on. His finger then became caught in the machine and was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2016, a worker at Anixter Inc. in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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