Packers Sanitation Services, Inc (PSSI)

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Amputations — WEIMAR, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc (PSSI) in WEIMAR, TEXAS
Employer Packers Sanitation Services, Inc (PSSI) Report ID 2015010878
Address 1078 U.S Highway 90 City, State ZIP WEIMAR, TEXAS 78962
Event Date January 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -96.80000

Incident Narrative

Employee was working on a ladder. He slipped and instinctively grabbed onto a piece of equipment to try and steady himself, causing an avulsion to the left-hand middle and ring fingers. This resulted in hospitalization, and those fingers were amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 28, 2015, a worker at Packers Sanitation Services, Inc (PSSI) in WEIMAR, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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