Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services
Start: 3/12/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025032380 · 3/12/2025 · AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services
Location: 27991 Buena Vista Boulevard, LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS, 78566
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A dowel was being drilled into the side of a concrete paving foundation. The hammer drill bit would not stay centered on the foundation. An employee was stabilizing the hammer drill bit when it caught the employee's glove. The glove and the employee's left thumb were wrapped around the drill bit. The employee was hospitalized with a severed and dislocated thumb and they required surgery to reattach the thumb.

Source

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