Tri-State Electric LTD
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | Tri-State Electric LTD | Report ID | 2018055291 |
| Address | I-10 and Mesa Hills | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79902 |
| Event Date | May 31, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237130 | Inspection # | 1321734 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.52000, -99.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a tread machine when it became stuck, causing the handle on the tread machine to spin and pinch the employee's left index finger between the machine and the bumper of the truck next to him, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 31, 2018, a worker at Tri-State Electric LTD in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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