Amputations

Name: Amputations at Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C.
Start: 12/13/2017

1 amputation · 20171211847 · 12/13/2017 · Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name: Texas Landfill Management, L.L.C.
Location: 12200Carl Road, CREEDMOOR, TEXAS, 78610
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to repair a rock crusher. The employee's hand was on the crusher's belt when the machine energized. The belt then crushed and amputated the employee's right index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown