WMC Steel
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CONROE, TEXAS
| Employer | WMC Steel | Report ID | 2020010696 |
| Address | 18490 Main Street | City, State ZIP | CONROE, TEXAS 77385 |
| Event Date | January 22, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Jacks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.18000, -95.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing a flexible cable tray on a production machine. The tray was raised using a bottle jack. The bottle jack kicked out while the employee's finger was in an alignment hole on the flexible cable tray, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 22, 2020, a worker at WMC Steel in CONROE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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