Amputations

Name: Amputations at Teinert Metals, Inc.
Start: 2/7/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021206 · 2/7/2023 · Teinert Metals, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name: Teinert Metals, Inc.
Location: 5221 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79404
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing an overhead bridge crane using a boom lift. When maneuvering the boom lift in position between the crane girders, the employee's hand that was resting on the basket was caught against the crane. The employee sustained an amputation of half an inch of his little finger.

Source

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