Texas Concrete Partners, L.P.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — VICTORIA, TEXAS
| Employer | Texas Concrete Partners, L.P. | Report ID | 2018088008 |
| Address | 4702 North Vine Street | City, State ZIP | VICTORIA, TEXAS 77904 |
| Event Date | August 6, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Jacks |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327390 | Inspection # | 1336795 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.83000, -97.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was applying initial stress on a concrete cable using a jack when either the cable snapped or the chuck that holds the cable in the jack failed, creating a pinch point. The employee's left thumb was caught in the pinch point, resulting in a surgical amputation to the thumb.
Incident Summary
On August 6, 2018, a worker at Texas Concrete Partners, L.P. in VICTORIA, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with jacks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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