Amputations

Name: Amputations at Piedmont Structural Company
Start: 9/16/2020

1 amputation · 2020098789 · 9/16/2020 · Piedmont Structural Company

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: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Piedmont Structural Company
Location: 2000 East Pecan St, PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS, 78660
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping install steel bar joists on steel beams as the joists were lifted into place. A joist hung up, then swung as the employee pried it loose. His right hand was caught between the joist and other steel members and the tip of his little finger was amputated.

Source

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