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DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Avulsions, enucleations — ORANGE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS in ORANGE, TEXAS
Employer DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS Report ID 2017054367
Address 3055 FM 1006 City, State ZIP ORANGE, TEXAS 77630
Event Date May 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Grinders, abraders
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.05000, -93.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a work piece when his thumb was caught between the work piece and the grinding wheel, avulsing his thumbnail and the tissue below the nail.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2017, a worker at DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS in ORANGE, TEXAS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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