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Metl-Fab

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BURLESON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Metl-Fab in BURLESON, TEXAS
Employer Metl-Fab Report ID 2019099255
Address 141 West Renfro City, State ZIP BURLESON, TEXAS 76028
Event Date September 6, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.54000, -97.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a metal panel when his finger was pinched between the housing unit and a 2x4 wooden board, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2019, a worker at Metl-Fab in BURLESON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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