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Big Creek Construction

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — LORENA, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Big Creek Construction in LORENA, TEXAS
Employer Big Creek Construction Report ID 2018043577
Address 1617 South Old Temple Road City, State ZIP LORENA, TEXAS 76655
Event Date April 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.36000, -97.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing the gate to a silo at a concrete batch plant when the gate fell and caught his right thumb, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2018, a worker at Big Creek Construction in LORENA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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