Encore Wire Corporation
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MCKINNEY, TEXAS
| Employer | Encore Wire Corporation | Report ID | 2021119799 |
| Address | 1329 Millwood Road | City, State ZIP | MCKINNEY, TEXAS 75069 |
| Event Date | November 11, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331420 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.18000, -96.60000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing a spool on a machine. While the employee was lining the adjustable drive rod up with the drive rod hole in the reel, and closing the pintles into the reel's arbor hole, the employee's right little finger was pinched between the collar of the pintle and the arbor hole. The employee suffered a partial amputation (without bone loss) to the finger.
Incident Summary
On November 11, 2021, a worker at Encore Wire Corporation in MCKINNEY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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