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Fort Worth F&D Head Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Fort Worth F&D Head Company in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Fort Worth F&D Head Company Report ID 2021109294
Address 3040 East Peden Rd City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76179
Event Date October 28, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Angle irons
Secondary Source Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.93000, -97.43000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were replacing a seal on a press machine. A maintenance employee was using a forklift to raise/lift the seal while the injured employee was standing on a ladder using a piece of angle iron as leverage to replace the seal. As the maintenance employee lifted the forks of the forklift to seat the seal in place, the injured employee's left middle finger was caught between the seal and the angle iron, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2021, a worker at Fort Worth F&D Head Company in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with angle irons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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