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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022087097 · 8/11/2022 · KENT COMPANIES TEXAS LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
KENT COMPANIES TEXAS LLC
Location
6306 McNeil Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78729
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting wooden 2x4 wedges to raise and support a concrete pad form. The employee was supporting a 2x4 on the edge of a sawhorse. While using a circular saw with their right hand, the employee's left glove got caught in the circular saw, resulting in an amputation to their little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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