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Materials Transportation Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Materials Transportation Company in TEMPLE, TEXAS
Employer Materials Transportation Company Report ID 2019076632
Address 1215 Industrial Blvd. City, State ZIP TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504
Event Date July 1, 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 Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333298 Inspection # 1414951
GPS Coordinates 31.12000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disassembling a hydraulic dumper when the carriage assembly came down on his left hand, amputating his middle finger.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2019, a worker at Materials Transportation Company in TEMPLE, 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 material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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