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Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — SHERMAN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC in SHERMAN, TEXAS
Employer Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC Report ID 2022087322
Address 4300 Highway 75 South City, State ZIP SHERMAN, TEXAS 75090
Event Date August 17, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331316 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.58000, -96.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a crane to hook into an eyelet. As the crane was being lowered, the upper block of the crane fell and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2022, a worker at Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC in SHERMAN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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