Amputations

Name: Amputations at System One
Start: 9/15/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020098768 · 9/15/2020 · System One

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Towers, poles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: System One
Location: 8534 Hwy 89, SINTON, TEXAS, 78387
NAICS: 561320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was installing a structural steel brace for a cooling tower being erected. An unsupported brace slid off a column and the employee's right index and middle finger were pinched between the two. The employee suffered amputations to both fingers below the knuckles.

Source

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