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Southern Stretch Forming

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southern Stretch Forming in DENTON, TEXAS
Employer Southern Stretch Forming Report ID 2019099658
Address 9070 Teasley Lane City, State ZIP DENTON, TEXAS 76210
Event Date September 16, 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 Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # 1435717
GPS Coordinates 33.13000, -97.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making adjustments at the back of a machine. When the machine operator started the machine, the employee's thumb was under a chain on the machine and was smashed, resulting in the amputation of the left thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2019, a worker at Southern Stretch Forming in DENTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with machinery, unspecified 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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