Amputations

Name: Amputations at Alpha Contractors
Start: 1/8/2019

1 amputation · 2019010219 · 1/8/2019 · Alpha Contractors

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Trailers

Employer

Name: Alpha Contractors
Location: 7728 Alameda, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79915
NAICS: 236116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee put his weight on a trailer hitch while getting up from connecting a chain. The hitch was not connected to the ball and sank down, catching his finger and later resulting in fingertip amputations.

Source

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