Amputations

Name: Amputations at Holland Company
Start: 3/8/2016

1 amputation · 2016032061 · 3/8/2016 · Holland Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Gates
Secondary source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Holland Company
Location: Rail Road Crossing at 4986 CR 123, HUTTO, TEXAS, 78634
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a railroad crossing gate for a vehicle to get on the railroad. The vehicle struck the gate and the gate fell on his finger. His left ring finger was lacerated and the fingertip was eventually amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown