PERMOCAST CORPORATION

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — TEMPLE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PERMOCAST CORPORATION in TEMPLE, TEXAS
Employer PERMOCAST CORPORATION Report ID 2022087259
Address 3110 CENTER ST City, State ZIP TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504
Event Date August 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Sledges, sledgehammers
Industry (NAICS) 331521 Inspection # 1634644
GPS Coordinates 31.13000, -97.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to help remove an aluminum cast from a mold. During a swing of the hammer, his left hand slipped down its shaft and his index finger was caught between the head of the hammer and the mold. He suffered an amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2022, a worker at PERMOCAST CORPORATION in TEMPLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with sledges, sledgehammers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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