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Circle H Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PADUCAH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Circle H Inc in PADUCAH, TEXAS
Employer Circle H Inc Report ID 20201110640
Address Paducah Cotton Gin, 323 9th Street City, State ZIP PADUCAH, TEXAS 79248
Event Date November 10, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Picking, carding, combing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 115111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.02000, -100.29000

Incident Narrative

Employees were cleaning the lint cleaner machine when one employee's finger was caught in the saw. The injured employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2020, a worker at Circle H Inc in PADUCAH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with picking, carding, combing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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