Amputations

Name: Amputations at Potts Concrete, LLC
Start: 4/17/2023

1 amputation · 2023043428 · 4/17/2023 · Potts Concrete, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Potts Concrete, LLC
Location: 450 County Road 2305, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS, 75482
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fabricating rebar using the circle bender machine when his glove got caught in the machine, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.

Source

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