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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191212614 · 12/8/2019 · Wanzek Construction

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
Wanzek Construction
Location
6625 N. FM 755, RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, 78582
NAICS
221115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a trailer tongue to a truck hitch when his left index finger was caught between the trailer tongue and truck hitch, amputating it at the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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