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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022087228 · 8/15/2022 · Caldwell Tanks, 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Caldwell Tanks, Inc.
Location
509 Comanche St., WHEELER, TEXAS, 79096
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting an 8-inch-diameter overflow pipe in a tank shaft. His left little finger was pinched between the pipe he was lowering and the fixed pipe, and was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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