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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020010107 · 1/6/2020 · Maverick of Texas Construction

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Maverick of Texas Construction
Location
Edge and Stone Apartments (Tuscany Apartments), SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78260
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was concrete form stakes with a circular saw. The sawblade hit a piece of the sawhorse table, causing the saw to jump back and cut the employee's left middle finger (including tendons and bone). The finger was amputated to the first knuckle; the employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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