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Newcastle Masonry, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Newcastle Masonry, Inc. in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
Employer Newcastle Masonry, Inc. Report ID 20171110978
Address 1936 N. St. City, State ZIP NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75962
Event Date November 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
Industry (NAICS) 238140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.62000, -94.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a mortar mixer on a construction site when his right hand entered the mixer's moving parts, amputating two fingers. The mixer was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2017, a worker at Newcastle Masonry, Inc. in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with agitators, mixers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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