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Mortex Products

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mortex Products in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Mortex Products Report ID 2017087429
Address 501 Terminal Rd. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76106
Event Date August 4, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 333415 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.81000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing an overhead door that was stuck when his left hand became caught in the gears, amputating the first section of his little, ring, and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2017, a worker at Mortex Products in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with garage doors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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