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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211756 · 12/16/2020 · LineTec Services, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source
Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
LineTec Services, LLC
Location
Foothills road north of FM 707, ABILENE, TEXAS, 79606
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were using a chain to lower a new electrical pole into a hole. When the pole stopped moving, an employee moved to remove the chain from around the pole. The pole slipped down further and trapped the employee's index finger against the chain. The finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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