Caldwell Tanks, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WHEELER, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caldwell Tanks, Inc. in WHEELER, TEXAS
Employer Caldwell Tanks, Inc. Report ID 2022087228
Address 509 Comanche St. City, State ZIP WHEELER, TEXAS 79096
Event Date August 15, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.44000, -100.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting an 8-inch-diameter overflow pipe in a tank shaft. His left little finger was pinched between the pipe he was lowering and the fixed pipe, and was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2022, a worker at Caldwell Tanks, Inc. in WHEELER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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