Amputations

Name: Amputations at Municipal Operations & Consulting
Start: 10/15/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021108879 · 10/15/2021 · Municipal Operations & Consulting

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Manhole and cistern covers
Secondary source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Municipal Operations & Consulting
Location: Corner of Rodeo Palms Blvd & Rodeo Palms Pkwy, MANVEL, TEXAS, 77578
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 15, 2021, an employee was opening a manhole. With his right hand, he had lifted the cover using a manhole pick; he was reaching to secure it with his left hand when it slipped off the pick and pinched his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Source

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