Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Tamko Building Products, Inc.
Start: 5/12/2024

1 amputation · 2024054169 · 5/12/2024 · Tamko Building Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Chutes

Employer

Name: Tamko Building Products, Inc.
Location: 7910 South Central Expressway, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75216
NAICS: 324122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an obstructed granule flow from a silo to a granule belt when the actuator gate closed, pinching their right index fingertip and resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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