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Kent Companies

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kent Companies in SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS
Employer Kent Companies Report ID 20181111482
Address 225 Central Ave. City, State ZIP SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS 76092
Event Date November 7, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # 1400859
GPS Coordinates 32.94000, -97.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking down a shore post for deck forming. After removing the pin from the shore post, he put his left hand on the top portion of the post and his right middle finger in one of the adjustment holes for the pin. When he proceeded to remove the shore post, it slid down and his middle finger was caught between the adjustable top slide and the adjustment hole itself, lacerating the very tip of his middle finger and resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On November 7, 2018, a worker at Kent Companies in SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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