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Americase Fab and Construction

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Americase Fab and Construction in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
Employer Americase Fab and Construction Report ID 2023088038
Address 6200 I-35E North City, State ZIP WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
Event Date August 31, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Brake presses
Industry (NAICS) 336212 Inspection # 1697139
GPS Coordinates 32.39000, -96.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a brake press. While he was adjusting a part on the bottom tooling, the head of the machine lowered onto his fingertips and amputated them.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2023, a worker at Americase Fab and Construction in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with brake presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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