Celanese Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BISHOP, TEXAS
| Employer | Celanese Corporation | Report ID | 2025077372 |
| Address | Business Highway 77 South | City, State ZIP | BISHOP, TEXAS 78343 |
| Event Date | July 28, 2025 | 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 | Drilling and extraction machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Handtools unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.62000, -97.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting and rodding out a piece of process piping equipment when their left index finger was caught between the tool handle and threaded flange. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 28, 2025, a worker at Celanese Corporation in BISHOP, 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 drilling and extraction machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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