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Behlen Manufacturing

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MC GREGOR, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Behlen Manufacturing in MC GREGOR, TEXAS
Employer Behlen Manufacturing Report ID 20171110898
Address 1221 E. McGregor Drive City, State ZIP MC GREGOR, TEXAS 76657
Event Date November 13, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Bending, crimping machines
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # 1278965
GPS Coordinates 31.45000, -97.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading tubing into a double bender when her left index finger was caught between the tubing and the die, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2017, a worker at Behlen Manufacturing in MC GREGOR, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with bending, crimping machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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