Kaneka North America, LLC.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PASADENA, TEXAS
| Employer | Kaneka North America, LLC. | Report ID | 2018032843 |
| Address | 6161 Underwood Rd | City, State ZIP | PASADENA, TEXAS 77507 |
| Event Date | March 23, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-screw, auger |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325211 | Inspection # | 1308019 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.61000, -95.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a screw conveyor and when he lifted a lid to clean underneath it , the conveyor pinched his left-hand fingertips. His index, middle, and ring fingertips were medically amputated. The conveyor was in motion at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On March 23, 2018, a worker at Kaneka North America, LLC. in PASADENA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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