Tarsco Bolted

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — QUINTANA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tarsco Bolted in QUINTANA, TEXAS
Employer Tarsco Bolted Report ID 2015108034
Address 615 Lamar City, State ZIP QUINTANA, TEXAS 77541
Event Date October 27, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Jacks
Industry (NAICS) 332420 Inspection # 1103856
GPS Coordinates 28.93000, -95.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing building jacks from a bolted water tank. He was lowering sections of jacks and as he pulled the pin on the jack his left hand became pinned between two jacks resulting in the amputation of the left hand index and middle fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2015, a worker at Tarsco Bolted in QUINTANA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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