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Amputations

1 amputation · 20211110030 · 11/19/2021 · American Engineering Services, 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
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name
American Engineering Services, Inc.
Location
2335 Wadsworth St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS
541330
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a wrench to tighten a bolt, part of repairs to a rail track. Another employee stepped on the wrench. The employee's right index finger was caught between the wrench and the bolt head, and the finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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