Amputations

Name: Amputations at Texas Material Group
Start: 6/20/2022

1 amputation · 2022065343 · 6/20/2022 · Texas Material Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Texas Material Group
Location: 11250 IH-10, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing the belt on a concrete hopper. The employee attempted to relieve the pressure on the belt and pulley during the changeout when their right index finger got pinched by the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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