Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wanzek Construction
Start: 11/22/2019

1 amputation · 20191112149 · 11/22/2019 · Wanzek Construction

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Wanzek Construction
Location: Jumbo Hill Wind Farm, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were removing a tarp from blades using a powered industrial truck. While the powered industrial truck was working on the opposite side of the blades, the forks contacted the injured employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation of the first digit.

Source

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