Amputations

Name: Amputations at Foremost Paving, Inc.
Start: 12/6/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211388 · 12/6/2016 · Foremost Paving, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Foremost Paving, Inc.
Location: Bob Bullock (Loop 20) & International Drive, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78040
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rigging up forms and installing a lifting hook when the crane operator inadvertently lifted the form. The employee's finger was then caught between the form and the lifting hook, amputating the first left-hand digit.

Source

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