Diversified Industrial Service Company

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — AMARILLO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Diversified Industrial Service Company in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer Diversified Industrial Service Company Report ID 2024053811
Address 9795 S Georgia City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79108
Event Date May 1, 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 Awls, punches
Secondary Source Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.10000, -101.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a pin that was holding together a bucket and a hydraulic cylinder on a skid steer by using a hammer and a hole punch. When the pin was pushed out, the bucket shifted causing the hole punch to move and pinch their left ring finger. They sustained an amputation to the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2024, a worker at Diversified Industrial Service Company in AMARILLO, 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 awls, punches identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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