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Top of Texas Gin

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — HEREFORD, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Top of Texas Gin in HEREFORD, TEXAS
Employer Top of Texas Gin Report ID 20171211878
Address 700 FM 809 City, State ZIP HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045
Event Date December 14, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 115111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.82000, -102.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was un-chocking an incline cleaner with other employees. They finished working on the machine and started to climb down a ladder to the ground level. While passing another incline machine, the employee reached for a handrail. His hand then contacted the machine's running belt and his hand was dragged into the pulley. His left pinky finger's top joint was amputated just above the fingernail and his left ring finger between the fingertip and first joint was crushed.

Incident Summary

On December 14, 2017, a worker at Top of Texas Gin in HEREFORD, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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