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Delfingen

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Delfingen in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Delfingen Report ID 20171110718
Address 12270 ROJAS DR. SUITE 300 City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79936
Event Date November 7, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326121 Inspection # 1275990
GPS Coordinates 31.70000, -106.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a cutting machine when his left middle and index fingers were caught between a belt and a pulley. Both fingertips were amputated above the nail. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2017, a worker at Delfingen in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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