Amputations

Name: Amputations at FLASHER EQUIPMENT CO.
Start: 10/14/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017109898 · 10/14/2017 · FLASHER EQUIPMENT CO.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers
Secondary source: Sidewalk, path, outdoor walkway-paved

Employer

Name: FLASHER EQUIPMENT CO.
Location: Davis Ranch Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78254
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an auger to dig a hole for a sign. The auger bit went down approximately 3.5 feet when it reached clay soil, which pulled the auger down toward the ground. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated between the auger handle and the sidewalk.

Source

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