Lincoln Manufacturing, Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lincoln Manufacturing, Inc in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Lincoln Manufacturing, Inc Report ID 2017054155
Address 5301 Polk St. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77023
Event Date May 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Threading and tapping machines
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection # 1232853
GPS Coordinates 29.73000, -95.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping an operator set up a pipe threading line. The employee was loosening a part on the pipe threading line when the set-up operator turned a switch on to move the pipe into a CNC machine. The CNC machine then amputated the employee's right index finger.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2017, a worker at Lincoln Manufacturing, Inc in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with threading and tapping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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