Amputations

Name: Amputations at Patriot Erectors
Start: 10/1/2019

1 amputation · 20191010282 · 10/1/2019 · Patriot Erectors

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Cranes-tower, self-erecting, portal, pillar, hammerhead

Employer

Name: Patriot Erectors
Location: 3023 W. Highway 290, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS, 78620
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A bundle of aluminum planks was being placed on a structural steel ramp. The tagline from the tower crane got stuck underneath the bundle. The bundle was lifted. When it was set down, it caught an employee's finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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