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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019055141 · 5/21/2019 · Deanco, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source
Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name
Deanco, Inc.
Location
Alvin JH#8, MANVEL, TEXAS, 77578
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was handling 6-inch PVC piping from a dewatering system that was full of water and heavy while trying to connect it to a pump. The pipe fell onto another pipe and the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the two pipes causing a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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