E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — VICTORIA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company in VICTORIA, TEXAS
Employer E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company Report ID 20181010631
Address 2697 Old Bloomington Road North City, State ZIP VICTORIA, TEXAS 77905
Event Date October 15, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.68000, -96.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was activating a barring system to lock in the position on a hyper compressor and conduct preventative maintenance when the employee's right ring finger was crushed between the barring system and the fly wheel, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2018, a worker at E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company in VICTORIA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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