← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2021042741 · 4/1/2021 · Creacom, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
Creacom, Inc.
Location
22846 TX 242, NEW CANEY, TEXAS, 77357
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were guiding a steel lid for a concrete ground box. The lid was suspended by a backhoe. The knuckle of the backhoe curled, causing the lid to swing and pinch an employee's left hand against the ground box resulting in amputation of two fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown