EC Source Services LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CONROE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EC Source Services LLC in CONROE, TEXAS
Employer EC Source Services LLC Report ID 2020066027
Address Ponderosa Substation City, State ZIP CONROE, TEXAS 77304
Event Date June 27, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.31000, -95.57000

Incident Narrative

A utility terrain vehicle had driven off a maintenance road and had been attached to a winch. The backlashed winch line tightened when the payout control was engaged, pinching an employee's left index finger against the vehicle's bumper. The finger was lacerated and suffered nerve damage that necessitated a partial medical amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2020, a worker at EC Source Services LLC in CONROE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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