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Kelly's Contracting

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kelly's Contracting in FREEPORT, TEXAS
Employer Kelly's Contracting Report ID 20181010418
Address 5618 Hwy 332 City, State ZIP FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541
Event Date October 9, 2018 Outcome 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 Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.99000, -95.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was bolting a steel beam (weighing approximately 720 pounds) to a structure when the steel plates shifted and pinned the employee's left hand. The employee sustained a broken left wrist, middle finger, and ring finger, as well as a severed thumb.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2018, a worker at Kelly's Contracting in FREEPORT, 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 metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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