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Loredo Truss Company, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Loredo Truss Company, Inc. in AUSTIN, TEXAS
Employer Loredo Truss Company, Inc. Report ID 20171211784
Address 2506 Ferguson Lane City, State ZIP AUSTIN, TEXAS 78754
Event Date December 12, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Arm saws, radial arm saws
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection # 1283629
GPS Coordinates 30.34000, -97.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a radial arm saw to cut 12-inch pieces of wood when the saw cut and amputated the employee's left thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2017, a worker at Loredo Truss Company, Inc. in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with arm saws, radial arm saws identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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