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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018043414 · 4/10/2018 · Acadian Contractors, 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
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Acadian Contractors, Inc
Location
Coronado, PECOS, TEXAS, 79772
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a 2-inch joint of pipe when the pipe struck the lid of a toolbox. The employee tried to catch the lid when it was closing, but it struck his left ring finger, resulting in an amputation before the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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