Big Creek Construction, Ltd
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CORSICANA, TEXAS
| Employer | Big Creek Construction, Ltd | Report ID | 2020032324 |
| Address | 425 FM 739 | City, State ZIP | CORSICANA, TEXAS 75109 |
| Event Date | March 11, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 324121 | Inspection # | 1470150 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.02000, -96.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was accessing the vane feeder to clean it out. The employee removed the cover and proceeded to clean out the vane feeder with his right hand. The employee's right index finger was caught in the machine resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle. The machine was in operation at the time.
Incident Summary
On March 11, 2020, a worker at Big Creek Construction, Ltd in CORSICANA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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