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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020076449 · 7/10/2020 · PLW Waterworks

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Entangled in other object or equipment
Source
Rope, twine, string

Employer

Name
PLW Waterworks
Location
501 1/2 South Cravens Road, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, 77489
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a tool from a height of about 17 feet. The rope wrapped around his right little finger and removed his flesh to the bone on half his finger on the palm side.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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