Flour Enterprise
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TATUM, TEXAS
| Employer | Flour Enterprise | Report ID | 2018043584 |
| Address | 8850 FM 2658 | City, State ZIP | TATUM, TEXAS 75691 |
| Event Date | April 14, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Boilers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221112 | Inspection # | 1310319 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.25000, -94.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a top bearing onto a fan inboard shaft when his left ring fingertip was caught in a pinch point between the inner radius of the bearing and the thrust ring, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2018, a worker at Flour Enterprise in TATUM, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boilers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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