Dustrol Inc.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | Dustrol Inc. | Report ID | 2020099231 |
| Address | 3505 Lee Blvd. | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79936 |
| Event Date | September 29, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.79000, -106.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to lift the averaging arm on a milling machine and place it in the locked position so the milling machine could back up and get into position to start a new cut on asphalt. The milling machine started backing up. Another employee grabbed the averaging arm by the end to help the first employee; it raised unbalanced, the opposite end teetered, stuck into the asphalt surface, and the end the second employee was holding lifted. The employee's right index and middle fingers were caught, lacerated, and fractured between the averaging arm and the milling machine. The index finger was medically amputated below the joint and the middle finger was amputated at the tip.
Incident Summary
On September 29, 2020, a worker at Dustrol Inc. in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with milling machines, cold planers, and road profilers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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