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KIK Custom Products

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HOUSTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at KIK Custom Products in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer KIK Custom Products Report ID 2023065390
Address 2921 Corder Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054
Event Date June 19, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1679447
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -95.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the blow mold bumper area loading a bottle. A delivery tube jammed and as the employee went to remove it, their right index fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2023, a worker at KIK Custom Products in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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