System Controls & Instrumentation, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MISSION, TEXAS
| Employer | System Controls & Instrumentation, LLC | Report ID | 2017098696 |
| Address | 906 S. Conway Ave., Mission Wastewater Treatment Plant | City, State ZIP | MISSION, TEXAS 78572 |
| Event Date | September 11, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Pile drivers, tamping machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423610 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.21000, -98.32000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee and a coworker were lifting a tamper machine when his right ring fingertip was caught and amputated at the fingernail between the machine and its cover plate.
Incident Summary
On September 11, 2017, a worker at System Controls & Instrumentation, LLC in MISSION, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pile drivers, tamping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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