GEO GROUP, SOUTH TEXAS ICE PROCESSING CENTER
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — PEARSALL, TEXAS
| Employer | GEO GROUP, SOUTH TEXAS ICE PROCESSING CENTER | Report ID | 20221210610 |
| Address | 566 Veterans Drive | City, State ZIP | PEARSALL, TEXAS 78061 |
| Event Date | December 6, 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, unspecified | Source of Injury | Drums, pulleys, sheaves |
| Industry (NAICS) | 922140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.89000, -99.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a sewer lift station. An electric winch was being used to lift the pump motor out of the lift station. The winch cable became kinked. As the employee was working to untangle the cable, his right little finger was pinched by the cable and pulley section of the winch resulting in a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 6, 2022, a worker at GEO GROUP, SOUTH TEXAS ICE PROCESSING CENTER in PEARSALL, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
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