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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020109479 · 10/5/2020 · Postel Erections Group, LLC

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
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)

Employer

Name
Postel Erections Group, LLC
Location
10020 Aspen Falls Ln., HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77396
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point between a cable and steel rods while he was shaking out steel rods at a new school construction site. His right thumb was amputated above the first joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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