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Teinert Metals, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Teinert Metals, Inc. in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Teinert Metals, Inc. Report ID 2023021206
Address 5221 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79404
Event Date February 7, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.54000, -101.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing an overhead bridge crane using a boom lift. When maneuvering the boom lift in position between the crane girders, the employee's hand that was resting on the basket was caught against the crane. The employee sustained an amputation of half an inch of his little finger.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2023, a worker at Teinert Metals, Inc. in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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