Tri-County Warehouse & Mill, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MATHIS, TEXAS
| Employer | Tri-County Warehouse & Mill, Inc. | Report ID | 2019066111 |
| Address | 9635 FM 3377 | City, State ZIP | MATHIS, TEXAS 78368 |
| Event Date | June 18, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Motors other than vehicle |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493130 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.10000, -97.83000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to place a gearbox/motor unit into place using a pry bar and his hands. The gearbox/motor unit was partially in place but did not sit all the way down. The employee tried to feel what was blocking the unit when the unit fell the rest of the way into place and pinched his left thumb, resulting in a thumb amputation at the nailbed.
Incident Summary
On June 18, 2019, a worker at Tri-County Warehouse & Mill, Inc. in MATHIS, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with motors other than vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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