Dal Tile International

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dal Tile International in EL PASO, TEXAS
Employer Dal Tile International Report ID 2022087556
Address 12001 Railroad City, State ZIP EL PASO, TEXAS 79934
Event Date August 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 238340 Inspection # 1619555
GPS Coordinates 31.95000, -106.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a 2-by-4 lumber strip on a pallet. A press die was lowered onto the employee's right thumb, causing a crushing injury and a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2022, a worker at Dal Tile International in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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