Gustav's Tool & Die Works
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — SEGUIN, TEXAS
| Employer | Gustav's Tool & Die Works | Report ID | 20191212557 |
| Address | 1503 N. Austin Street | City, State ZIP | SEGUIN, TEXAS 78155 |
| Event Date | December 5, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Lathes, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.58000, -97.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a horizontal lathe when he attempted to change the tooling on the tail stock. The moving chuck caught his tooling, causing the tooling to rotate and strike his left hand. He broke his left hand and received several lacerations on his two middle fingers that required stitches.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2019, a worker at Gustav's Tool & Die Works in SEGUIN, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with lathes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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