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Trussway Holdings, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Trussway Holdings, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Trussway Holdings, Inc. Report ID 2022010066
Address 9411 Alcorn Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77093
Event Date January 4, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321214 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.84000, -95.35000

Incident Narrative

On 1/4/2022 at 11:55 p.m., an employee completed the plating of the second side of a floor truss while working as an assembler on a floor line. The employee reached toward the top plate of an assembler to correct an alignment issue when the assembler actuated the air valve and closed the jig. The employee's gloved left hand was on top of the truss and the jig rail closed on his index and middle fingertips, resulting in amputations.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2022, a worker at Trussway Holdings, Inc. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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