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Lyssy & Eckel Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — POTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lyssy & Eckel Inc. in POTH, TEXAS
Employer Lyssy & Eckel Inc. Report ID 2020043897
Address 1111 E. Westmeyer Street City, State ZIP POTH, TEXAS 78147
Event Date April 28, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.07000, -98.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was freeing a stuck pulley belt on an auger. The belt took off and pulled the employee's hand into the pulley, amputating a fingertip up to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On April 28, 2020, a worker at Lyssy & Eckel Inc. in POTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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