ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Avulsions, enucleations - DAINGERFIELD, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION in DAINGERFIELD, Texas
Employer ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION
Address 1100 GEORGIA PACIFIC DRIVE
City, State ZIP DAINGERFIELD, Texas 75638
Report ID 2019043677
Event Date April 9, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 324122
Inspection # 1393000
GPS Coordinates 33.04020, -94.71017

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Incident Narrative

An employee was lacing up on a roofing shingle maker. The machine caught the employee's hand, peeling off the skin from his left index finger to his left little finger.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2019, a worker at ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION in DAINGERFIELD, Texas suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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