Affordable Interior Systems, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CAMERON, TEXAS
| Employer | Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. | Report ID | 2022109424 |
| Address | 1110 Industrial Blvd | City, State ZIP | CAMERON, TEXAS 76520 |
| Event Date | October 27, 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 maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337211 | Inspection # | 1634950 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.87000, -96.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a 3-foot-long pipe cleaner brush to clean the rollers on a glue spreader machine. She dropped the pipe cleaner, and while retrieving it her right hand became caught in the rollers resulting in amputation to the ring finger at the second joint.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2022, a worker at Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. in CAMERON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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