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Kalsec Southwest

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DENVER CITY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kalsec Southwest in DENVER CITY, TEXAS
Employer Kalsec Southwest Report ID 2019077700
Address 2211 FM 1757 City, State ZIP DENVER CITY, TEXAS 79323
Event Date July 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Elevators
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.89000, -102.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unplugging raw material from a feed elevator when he asked another employee to turn on the elevator to make sure it was not plugged in. He saw sticks piling up at the bottom and went to pull them out. His hand was near the opening of the elevator when he lost his balance and one of the buckets caught his right hand. His right hand was then pulled inside the elevator, causing a laceration to the right middle finger. As a result, the bottom of his right middle fingertip was amputated and he shattered the tip of the bone on the same finger.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2019, a worker at Kalsec Southwest in DENVER CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with elevators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

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