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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022032643 · 3/24/2022 · Hawkins Lease Service, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Hawkins Lease Service, Inc.
Location
San Pedro Ranch, CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS, 78834
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding square tubing in place while another employee used a sledgehammer to hammer it. The employee was trying to straighten up the tubing when the sledgehammer smashed his thumb. He was hospitalized and underwent a medical amputation to the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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