Space Exploration Technologies
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
| Employer | Space Exploration Technologies | Report ID | 2024043107 |
| Address | 1 Rocket Road | City, State ZIP | BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS 78521 |
| Event Date | April 9, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Cabinets, cases, dressers |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 927110 | Inspection # | 1741878 |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.98000, -97.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was closing the doors to an industrial storage cabinet when their right index fingertip was pinched in the attached cabinet-locking mechanism, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 9, 2024, a worker at Space Exploration Technologies in BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with cabinets, cases, dressers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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