Energy Alloys, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CONROE, TEXAS
| Employer | Energy Alloys, LLC | Report ID | 20171212140 |
| Address | 10399 Silver Springs Rd. | City, State ZIP | CONROE, TEXAS 77303 |
| Event Date | December 21, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.39000, -95.46000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting a work piece into a manual lathe using an overhead crane when the employee's finger was pinched between the machine chuck jaws and the work piece, amputating the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On December 21, 2017, a worker at Energy Alloys, LLC in CONROE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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