Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cement Construction Materials South
Start: 3/18/2020

1 amputation · 2020032566 · 3/18/2020 · Cement Construction Materials South

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: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck

Employer

Name: Cement Construction Materials South
Location: Greens Road & Balmoral Hills, HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77396
NAICS: 327310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing the third chute to dispense cement from the cement truck. The employee lost balance and grabbed the chute. The second chute then came down and pinched his fingers between the two chutes resulting in amputation of the left index and middle fingertips.

Source

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