HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Tex-Tube Company
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
During a routine inspection, an employee placed their hand on a pipe to check a weld. The pipe clamp activated, closed on the pipe, and trapped the employee's right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation and fracture to the fingertip as well as a laceration to the ring finger.
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