Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bilco Brick
Start: 12/13/2023

1 amputation · 20231211364 · 12/13/2023 · Bilco Brick

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Bilco Brick
Location: 2116 North Lancaster Hutchins Road, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75134
NAICS: 327331
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing the maintenance team clear a pallet that was jammed in the pallet indexer of a brick machine. After the jam was cleared, the equipment activated and the employee's right middle finger got caught between a chain and sprocket and was amputated.

Source

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