Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. in WALLER, TEXAS
Employer Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. Report ID 20181112051
Address 19001 Kremier Road City, State ZIP WALLER, TEXAS 77484
Event Date November 26, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1362772
GPS Coordinates 30.05000, -95.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to troubleshoot a machine that was not working properly when the chain pulled his gloved hand into the moving conveyor, crushing his middle and index fingers and resulting in finger amputations.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2018, a worker at Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. in WALLER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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