Austin Pallet Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS
| Employer | Austin Pallet Company | Report ID | 2023032577 |
| Address | 1605 Century Street | City, State ZIP | PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS 78660 |
| Event Date | March 22, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | 1658798 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.44000, -97.66000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a programmable automatic chop saw to cut lumber to size when the saw jammed. While working to clear the jam, the employee's right hand was caught by the machine guard resulting in amputations to their middle and ring fingers.
Incident Summary
On March 22, 2023, a worker at Austin Pallet Company in PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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