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Circor Refinery Valves

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Circor Refinery Valves in CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
Employer Circor Refinery Valves Report ID 2020098869
Address 16331 2nd Street City, State ZIP CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS 77530
Event Date September 18, 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 Milling machines
Industry (NAICS) 332911 Inspection # 1494253
GPS Coordinates 29.78000, -95.10000

Incident Narrative

Two maintenance employees were replacing an oil pressure pump coupling on a moving table bridge mill. The cutter dropped from the spindle and amputated the injured employee's right thumb below the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On September 18, 2020, a worker at Circor Refinery Valves in CHANNELVIEW, 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 milling machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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