Tamko Building Products, Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS
| Employer | Tamko Building Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2024054169 |
| Address | 7910 South Central Expressway | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, TEXAS 75216 |
| Event Date | May 12, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Chutes | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 324122 | Inspection # | 1749344 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.71000, -96.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an obstructed granule flow from a silo to a granule belt when the actuator gate closed, pinching their right index fingertip and resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 12, 2024, a worker at Tamko Building Products, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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