Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at El Coyote Ranch Airport-2TA8
Start: 12/3/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241211158 · 12/3/2024 · El Coyote Ranch Airport-2TA8

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by animal unspecified
Source: Mammals n.e.c.
Secondary source: Fences

Employer

Name: El Coyote Ranch Airport-2TA8
Location: 7287 South Highway 281, ENCINO, TEXAS, 78353
NAICS: 813312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting with the routine care of a rhino when their right thumb became caught between a pipe fence and the rhino. The thumb was amputated to the first joint.

Source

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