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Foremost Paving, Inc.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Foremost Paving, Inc. in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer Foremost Paving, Inc. Report ID 20161211388
Address Bob Bullock (Loop 20) & International Drive City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
Event Date December 6, 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 Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1196897
GPS Coordinates 27.51000, -99.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rigging up forms and installing a lifting hook when the crane operator inadvertently lifted the form. The employee's finger was then caught between the form and the lifting hook, amputating the first left-hand digit.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2016, a worker at Foremost Paving, Inc. in LAREDO, 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 cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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