KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BURLESON, TEXAS
| Employer | KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | Report ID | 2024087334 |
| Address | 3041 Conveyor Drive | City, State ZIP | BURLESON, TEXAS 76028 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Parts and materials unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333922 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.46000, -97.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning welding debris from a steel part that was in a fixture. The part moved, cut through the employee's cut-resistant glove, and amputated their right middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2024, a worker at KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. in BURLESON, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with parts and materials unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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