Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — LAMPASAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. | Report ID | 2018032064 |
| Address | 601 Third St. | City, State ZIP | LAMPASAS, TEXAS 76550 |
| Event Date | March 1, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1299716 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.06000, -98.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was disassembling a dull extruder machine when the machine's plate crushed the employee's left ring and middle fingers, fracturing one and crushing the bone in the other. Both fingers had to be surgically amputated above the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On March 1, 2018, a worker at Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. in LAMPASAS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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