Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc. in MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS
Employer Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc. Report ID 20181212777
Address 111 Unknown City, State ZIP MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS 77580
Event Date December 12, 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 Mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541330 Inspection # 1373922
GPS Coordinates 29.84000, -94.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning a Shelby tube during soil extraction when the extruder started and the employee's hand was caught in the machine causing a crushing injury to the index, middle and ring fingers. One finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2018, a worker at Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc. in MONT BELVIEU, 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 mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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