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Thurman Transportation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Thurman Transportation in CLEBURNE, TEXAS
Employer Thurman Transportation Report ID 2016065408
Address 4001 Hwy 67 City, State ZIP CLEBURNE, TEXAS 76031
Event Date June 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 481212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.39000, -97.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a trailer gate air ram. A pin was too small for the arm of the ram, so the employee attempted to remove the pin. When the pin was removed, the ram moved and amputated his right-hand middle finger.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2016, a worker at Thurman Transportation in CLEBURNE, 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 trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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