Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CREEDMOOR, TEXAS
| Employer | Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C. | Report ID | 20171211847 |
| Address | 12200Carl Road | City, State ZIP | CREEDMOOR, TEXAS 78610 |
| Event Date | December 13, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562212 | Inspection # | 1283219 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.10000, -97.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to repair a rock crusher. The employee's hand was on the crusher's belt when the machine energized. The belt then crushed and amputated the employee's right index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On December 13, 2017, a worker at Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C. in CREEDMOOR, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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