Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc Report ID 2016021755
Address Loop 1604 & Hwy 151 City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78245
Event Date February 26, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.41000, -98.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning out the bed of his dump truck while holding the tailgate with his right hand when the tailgate came down on his right middle finger, amputating the fingertip (no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On February 26, 2016, a worker at Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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