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MooreCo, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — TEMPLE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at MooreCo, Inc. in TEMPLE, TEXAS
Employer MooreCo, Inc. Report ID 2018099606
Address 2885 Lorraine Avenue City, State ZIP TEMPLE, TEXAS 76501
Event Date September 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 337127 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.06000, -97.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an electric miter saw to cut aluminum extrusion frame parts for a bulletin board cabinet. He began to pull a remnant piece of the extrusion from the saw to place in a recycling barrel. The end of the extrusion inside the saw was grabbed by the spinning saw blade and pulled into the machine. The blade lacerated his right index finger, which was medically amputated between the first and second joints.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2018, a worker at MooreCo, Inc. in TEMPLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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