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EMP Manufacturing, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EMP Manufacturing, Inc. in COPPELL, TEXAS
Employer EMP Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 20181212378
Address 220 North Freeport Parkway, Suite #120 City, State ZIP COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
Event Date December 3, 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-screw, auger
Industry (NAICS) 325611 Inspection # 1367078
GPS Coordinates 32.97000, -97.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean out clogged product from the bottom gate of an industrial mixer screw conveyor when the screw caught his left index finger, resulting in the amputation of his finger to the first knuckle. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 3, 2018, a worker at EMP Manufacturing, Inc. in COPPELL, 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-screw, auger identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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