Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wolff Construction
Start: 9/10/2019

1 amputation · 20190910244 · 9/10/2019 · Wolff Construction

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: Valves, nozzles

Employer

Name: Wolff Construction
Location: Hwy 183, CEDAR PARK, TEXAS, 78613
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was holding a valve that was being closed by another employee when his thumb entered the valve. As the other employee closed the valve, the ball of the valve sliced off the injured employee's thumb tip.

Source

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