Amputations

Name: Amputations at Venus Construction, Inc.
Start: 7/7/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021075522 · 7/7/2021 · Venus Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Venus Construction, Inc.
Location: 3301 N Dallas Ave., LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75134
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was in a 7- to 8-foot deep trench installing a large, 66" diameter reinforced concrete pipe. An excavator bucket came loose and fell into the trench, striking the employee on the left side of their body. The employee sustained a large contusion on the upper left leg, a broken left arm, and their left hand was surgically amputated.

Source

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