NC Works Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
| Employer | NC Works Inc | Report ID | 20241110998 |
| Address | 16711 Applewhite Rd. | City, State ZIP | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78264 |
| Event Date | November 26, 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 | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 314110 | Inspection # | 1790778 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.25000, -98.55000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on a roller machine to clean a clogged vacuum hose under the roller. The employee turned the roller machine off. The rollers continued to move due to residual energy and caught the employee's left middle finger, causing a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out or guarded at the time.
Incident Summary
On November 26, 2024, a worker at NC Works Inc in SAN ANTONIO, 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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