Austin Commercial
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — AUSTIN, TEXAS
| Employer | Austin Commercial | Report ID | 2015074702 |
| Address | 201 West 5th Street | City, State ZIP | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 |
| Event Date | July 15, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.26000, -97.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working with formwork that has pins and telescope. The finger was in one of the scaffold pin holes and when the scaffold collapsed it took off the tip of his right middle finger. No bone was lost.
Incident Summary
On July 15, 2015, a worker at Austin Commercial in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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