Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-02-15 | Sweetwater | Texas | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning out a machine when an edge pusher activated, catching the employee's right index finger and amputating the tip. A different part of the machine was locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
2017-09-22 | Sweetwater | Texas | Basic Energy Services | Head | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was conducting well-servicing operations when a hammer union came apart and fell, striking and lacerating the employee's head. |