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Tulia Cotton Warehouse LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tulia Cotton Warehouse LLC in TULIA, TEXAS
Employer Tulia Cotton Warehouse LLC Report ID 20171211456
Address 1203 Sw 2nd St City, State ZIP TULIA, TEXAS 79088
Event Date December 1, 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 Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 493130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.53000, -101.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was leaning over the edge of a self-adjusting dock when the dock dropped and caught the edge of the employee's finger, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 1, 2017, a worker at Tulia Cotton Warehouse LLC in TULIA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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