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GATX Rail

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GATX Rail in HEARNE, TEXAS
Employer GATX Rail Report ID 20191011227
Address 1401 West Brown Street City, State ZIP HEARNE, TEXAS 77859
Event Date October 28, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Sandblasters-powered
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.86000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was going to sand blast when the high-pressure sanding unit began to roll. He was trying to stop it when his right index finger was caught between the lid and the lip of the unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2019, a worker at GATX Rail in HEARNE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with sandblasters-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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