TOMBALL, TEXAS·
Lattimore Materials
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lattimore Materials, 11411 Spring Cypress, TOMBALL, TEXAS 77377 on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was removing a conveyor belt. The employee performed lockout/tagout and removed the guard from the V belts and pulley on the side of the head pulley. The employee then began to manually move the V belts over the pulley. His left pinky and ring finger were caught between the V belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the top 1/4 of the employee's left pinky finger.
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