Impact Recovery Systems
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
| Employer | Impact Recovery Systems | Report ID | 2019077768 |
| Address | 4955 Stout Drive | City, State ZIP | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78219 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.43000, -98.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were troubleshooting a T-nut machine. The machine started while an employee's right index finger was placed where the machine punches, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2019, a worker at Impact Recovery Systems in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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