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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032614 · 3/23/2024 · Longview Cable TV Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Entangled in non-running object
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Trucks unspecified

Employer

Name
Longview Cable TV Inc.
Location
3901 Peavine Rd. Kilgore TX, KILGORE, TEXAS, 75662
NAICS
517311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was maneuvering a telecommunications cable across a road. A truck, driving toward him, hit the line. This caused it to tighten around his left thumb and amputated it. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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