WTEC

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

Employer	WTEC	Report ID	20191010638
Address	711 West Hurst Blvd	City, State ZIP	HURST, TEXAS 76053
Event Date	October 10, 2019	Outcome	Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified	Source of Injury	Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
Industry (NAICS)	335929	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	32.80000, -97.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee's hand was caught between the rollers and a metal beam on a saw production line. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2019, a worker at WTEC in HURST, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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