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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015129193 · 12/5/2015 · Beaumont Contractors LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Beaumont Contractors LTD
Location
32nd st, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were attempting to insert a section of U-adjuster shackle into a chain link using a sledge hammer. The injured employee was holding the shackle. As a coworker swung on the hammer, the injured employee's hand slipped and got struck by the hammer. His left index finger was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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