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Estis Compression

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — KILGORE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Estis Compression in KILGORE, TEXAS
Employer Estis Compression Report ID 2023010495
Address 2019 Texas 135 City, State ZIP KILGORE, TEXAS 75662
Event Date January 17, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 811111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.38000, -94.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning up an area after working. He reached down to grab a rag that had dropped in front of a fan blade on a radiator. The employee's left index finger was struck by a fan blade, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 17, 2023, a worker at Estis Compression in KILGORE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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