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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054499 · 5/23/2016 · New Earth

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
New Earth
Location
12286 TX 105, CONROE, TEXAS, 77306
NAICS
444220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was taking two drums of trash to the dumpster with a forklift (55 gallon and 20 gallon). The employee lifted the drums and tried to tilt the drums so they would fall into the dumpster. His left middle finger was caught between the dumpster and the 20-gallon drum, amputating the first digit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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