BASF Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — FREEPORT, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BASF Corporation in FREEPORT, TEXAS
Employer BASF Corporation Report ID 20191011282
Address 602 Copper Road City, State ZIP FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541
Event Date October 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 Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.00000, -95.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a piece of lab equipment and amputated his right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 30, 2019, a worker at BASF Corporation in FREEPORT, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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