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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017098629 · 9/8/2017 · Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Chisels-powered

Employer

Name
Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.
Location
1300 Highway 107, LA VILLA, TEXAS, 78562
NAICS
311311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a pneumatic chisel to dig though asphalt when the chisel became stuck. He was trying to unstick it when the chisel came loose and caught his right pinky finger between it and the wall, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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