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Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — LA VILLA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. in LA VILLA, TEXAS
Employer Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. Report ID 2017098629
Address 1300 Highway 107 City, State ZIP LA VILLA, TEXAS 78562
Event Date September 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Chisels-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311311 Inspection # 1263831
GPS Coordinates 26.29000, -97.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pneumatic chisel to dig though asphalt when the chisel became stuck. He was trying to unstick it when the chisel came loose and caught his right pinky finger between it and the wall, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2017, a worker at Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. in LA VILLA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with chisels-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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