DAINGERFIELD, TEXAS—
ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION, 1100 GEORGIA PACIFIC DRIVE, DAINGERFIELD, TEXAS 75638 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was replacing a chain on the palletizer machine when his hand was caught between the chain and sprocket. His left middle fingertip was crushed and surgically amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
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