Load Trail
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS
| Employer | Load Trail | Report ID | 2021097658 |
| Address | 200 Heritage Parkway | City, State ZIP | SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS 75482 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2021 | 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 | Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336212 | Inspection # | 1552252 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.15000, -95.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was investigating a possible malfunction in a vacuum cleaner system for removing powder paint from paint booths. While his right hand was in the discharge outlet of a rotary airlock valve on a dust collector, the blade inside the valve caught his glove and pulled his hand further in. He suffered partial amputations to two fingers, losing half of each one.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2021, a worker at Load Trail in SULPHUR SPRINGS, 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 washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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