North Texas Fab LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — RENO, TEXAS
| Employer | North Texas Fab LLC | Report ID | 2024087613 |
| Address | 5690 Lamar Avenue | City, State ZIP | RENO, TEXAS 75462 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Bending, crimping machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 | Inspection # | 1770742 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.66000, -95.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in the fabrication shop manually positioning a metal piece on a folding machine when the machine was activated and amputated their right index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2024, a worker at North Texas Fab LLC in RENO, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with bending, crimping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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