ACME Brick Company
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DENTON, TEXAS
| Employer | ACME Brick Company | Report ID | 20241211878 |
| Address | 220 Daniels St | City, State ZIP | DENTON, TEXAS 76205 |
| Event Date | December 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 | Conveyors unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.18000, -97.13000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was packaging brick. A brick broke from the bundle and became lodged between the conveyor rollers. The employee was removing the brick when the bundle of brick shifted forward, catching his left index finger between the bundle and the conveyor roller and resulting in a partial amputation to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On December 26, 2024, a worker at ACME Brick Company in DENTON, 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 conveyors unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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