Firefighters Landscape & Design, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — ROYSE CITY, TEXAS
| Employer | Firefighters Landscape & Design, LLC | Report ID | 2022043715 |
| Address | 1201 Cotton Gin Ct | City, State ZIP | ROYSE CITY, TEXAS 75189 |
| Event Date | April 29, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 | Inspection # | 1593615 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.04000, -96.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were connecting rods to a boring machine. One of the rods was extremely crooked, so the employees shut the machine off and tried to correct the rod so that it would run correctly. Two employees were holding the rod while a third held the tip of one rod to insert it into the hole they intended to bore. The machine was turned on. The guide wire that ran along the rod entangled the third employee's sleeve and glove; it then jerked his arm and forced his entire body into a rotation. He suffered an amputation to the right thumb, as well as a fracture and a laceration to the right hand.
Incident Summary
On April 29, 2022, a worker at Firefighters Landscape & Design, LLC in ROYSE CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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