Amputations

Name: Amputations at Probst Electric
Start: 3/9/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032076 · 3/9/2021 · Probst Electric

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Probst Electric
Location: Intersection of County Road 3165 and 3210, ABBOTT, TEXAS, 76621
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was connecting an auger to a drill. The employee's right ring finger was caught in the pinch point between the auger and the hook on the service winch for the drill, causing a laceration to the finger and a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Source

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