KWS Manufacturing Company
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — BURLESON, TEXAS
| Employer | KWS Manufacturing Company | Report ID | 2017065509 |
| Address | 3041 Conveyer Drive | City, State ZIP | BURLESON, TEXAS 76028 |
| Event Date | June 16, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Grinders, abraders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332722 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.46000, -97.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was de-burring an 8-inch x 2-inch piece of steel with a mounted disc grinder when the grinder amputated his right pinky fingertip.
Incident Summary
On June 16, 2017, a worker at KWS Manufacturing Company in BURLESON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with grinders, abraders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.
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