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W.R Meadows of Texas

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at W.R Meadows of Texas in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer W.R Meadows of Texas Report ID 2018077263
Address 2100 Cantrell Sansom Road City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76131
Event Date July 18, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1333303
GPS Coordinates 32.84000, -97.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on an overhead garage door opener. The employee's left index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2018, a worker at W.R Meadows of Texas in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with garage doors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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