Gosdin's Dozer Service, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GLEN ROSE, TEXAS
| Employer | Gosdin's Dozer Service, Inc. | Report ID | 2017031989 |
| Address | CR 1008 | City, State ZIP | GLEN ROSE, TEXAS 76043 |
| Event Date | March 2, 2017 | 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 | Dump truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.26000, -97.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing rubble from the tailgate of a dump truck when his hand was smashed in the tailgate resulting in amputation of the left ring finger.
Incident Summary
On March 2, 2017, a worker at Gosdin's Dozer Service, Inc. in GLEN ROSE, 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 dump truck 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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