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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010351 · 1/11/2019 · Longview Bridge and Road, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
Longview Bridge and Road, Inc.
Location
State Highway 69, WELLS, TEXAS, 75976
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a backhoe operator place a concrete inlet box. The employee was holding the wire rope cable with his left hand when the backhoe lifted the box. The cable cut the employee's hand, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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