Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS
| Employer | Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2018088542 |
| Address | 2630 South Jefferson | City, State ZIP | MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS 75456 |
| Event Date | August 20, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.12000, -94.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was closing a flying cut-off saw door when his hand slipped and his right ring finger was cut in the pinch point created by the closed door. He suffered a partial amputation of his ring finger.
Incident Summary
On August 20, 2018, a worker at Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc. in MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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