Oil City Iron Works, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Oil City Iron Works, Inc. in CORSICANA, TEXAS
Employer Oil City Iron Works, Inc. Report ID 2020043600
Address 909 S. 12TH ST. City, State ZIP CORSICANA, TEXAS 75110
Event Date April 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Scrap metal
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.08000, -96.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading metals into a loader with a scrap crane when his right middle finger was caught between a crane magnet and the scrap metal and amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2020, a worker at Oil City Iron Works, Inc. in CORSICANA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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