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Mechanical Partners, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — GARLAND, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mechanical Partners, Inc. in GARLAND, TEXAS
Employer Mechanical Partners, Inc. Report ID 2023076000
Address 3541 West Miller Road City, State ZIP GARLAND, TEXAS 75041
Event Date July 6, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1684822
GPS Coordinates 32.89000, -96.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was grooving 6-inch steel pipe on a grooving machine. As he checked the groove depth, his left index finger was caught in the machine and the tip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2023, a worker at Mechanical Partners, Inc. in GARLAND, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with bending, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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