Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1514583.015 - Tewa Llc

Inspection Information - Office: El Paso Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1514583.015

Report ID: 0627500

Date Opened: 02/11/2021

Site Address:
Tewa Llc
251 Valley Chilly Rd
Vinton, TX 79821

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 938, Canutillo, TX 79835

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 321999/All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/16/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1733667	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133252.015

Event: 02/09/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when sharpening sawblade on sto

At 2:20 p.m. on February 9, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a wood products manufacturer had been trimming molding. The employee was sharpening the 10-inch sawblade with joint stone when he struck his left hand against the blade. The employee amputated his middle fingertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation, Wood

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514583.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Hand cutting and trimming occupations

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