LUBBOCK, TEXAS·
WL Plastics
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at WL Plastics, 10207 N Ivory, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79403 on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
Employees were hooking up a new reel of pipe to be processed into shorter lengths. This process involved routing a winch cable through a haul-off and attaching it to the pipe using a clamp. One employee held the winch cable while another pressed the feed-out button to loosen the cable. The cable tightened and pulled the hand of the employee holding it into a pulley. The employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated at the first knuckle.
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