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Steel and Pipe Supply

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — LONGVIEW, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Steel and Pipe Supply in LONGVIEW, TEXAS
Employer Steel and Pipe Supply Report ID 2020054533
Address 4750 West Marshall Ave City, State ZIP LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75604
Event Date May 15, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.50000, -94.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a bundle of material that he had loaded on a trailer. He was using a crane to raise one end of the bundle (to slide a block under it) when the bundle slipped off the crane's chain and pinched his hand. His left index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2020, a worker at Steel and Pipe Supply in LONGVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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