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Earle M. Jorgensen Company

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Earle M. Jorgensen Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Earle M. Jorgensen Company Report ID 2023042933
Address 6201 Lumberdale Road City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77092
Event Date April 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Drills-stationary
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # 1663031
GPS Coordinates 29.85000, -95.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a drill into the spindle of a drill machine when his left index finger was pinched between the spindle and the oil splashguard, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2023, a worker at Earle M. Jorgensen Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with drills-stationary identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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