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Encore Wire Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS
Employer Encore Wire Corporation Report ID 2019055471
Address 1329 Millwood Rd. City, State ZIP MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069
Event Date May 31, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 331420 Inspection # 1405339
GPS Coordinates 33.18000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was locating a dog pin in the reel when their finger was caught between the dog pin and wire reel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2019, a worker at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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