Amputations

Name: Amputations at The L.E. Myers Co
Start: 8/24/2023

1 amputation · 2023087840 · 8/24/2023 · The L.E. Myers Co

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: Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name: The L.E. Myers Co
Location: 16522 Anchor Way, JAMAICA BEACH, TEXAS, 77554
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assembling a 3-part composite power pole that was approximately 60 feet in length. As the employee went to align the sections, his right middle finger was amputated at the middle knuckle in the bolt hole.

Source

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