Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1571783.015 - King Mesa Gin, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1571783.015

Report ID: 0627510

Date Opened: 01/10/2022

Site Address:
King Mesa Gin, Inc.
6415 West Hwy 180
Lamesa, TX 79331

Mailing Address:
Po Box 304, Lamesa, TX 79331

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115111/Cotton Ginning

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/17/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1851614	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142614.015

Event: 01/09/2022

Employee amputates hand in cotton gin

At 5:15 a.m. on January 9, 2022, an employee was cleaning the area around a cotton gin lint cleaner when a fire started in a cotton bail causing the facility alarms to sound. The company shut down all of the cotton gins to check the area for any ignition sources or smoke. It takes approximately five minutes for the machines to completely shut down. The employee entered an area that was blocked off by chains and locked. The employee thought the gin had been locked and tagged out when he reached in to clean out the clogged machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation of his left hand.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Cleaning, Cotton Gin, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Reach, Reaching

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1571783.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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