Dodson Tye Machine Works, Inc

Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HOMER, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dodson Tye Machine Works, Inc in HOMER, LOUISIANA
Employer Dodson Tye Machine Works, Inc Report ID 2024021887
Address Parish Rd 180 (Dutchtown Rd) City, State ZIP HOMER, LOUISIANA 71040
Event Date February 22, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Contact incidents unspecified Source of Injury Pumps except oil well
Secondary Source Clamps, couplings
Industry (NAICS) 333999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.78000, -93.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clamping off a polish rod on a pumping unit so that the wrist pins could be removed, when the clamp slipped causing his fingers to be crushed between the carrier bar and the polish rod clamp. This resulted in a partial amputation of his right index finger.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2024, a worker at Dodson Tye Machine Works, Inc in HOMER, LOUISIANA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with pumps except oil well identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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