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Elixir Door & Metals Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — WACO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Elixir Door & Metals Company in WACO, TEXAS
Employer Elixir Door & Metals Company Report ID 2019032644
Address 5500 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP WACO, TEXAS 76710
Event Date March 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332321 Inspection # 1387502
GPS Coordinates 31.51000, -97.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a jammed machine when his finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2019, a worker at Elixir Door & Metals Company in WACO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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