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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023109081 · 10/2/2023 · Austin Bridge & Road 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
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Austin Bridge & Road Inc
Location
101 West Hackley Street, PERRIN, TEXAS, 76486
NAICS
324121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing an extension into a concrete cylinder testing machine. When the employee loosened the set screw, the top of the cylinder dropped approximately 20 inches, crushing the employee's left index finger and resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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