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Marten Transport. Ltd.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Marten Transport. Ltd. in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer Marten Transport. Ltd. Report ID 2019022172
Address 810 Union Pacific Blvd City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78045
Event Date February 27, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 484230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.61000, -99.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sliding the tandems on a transport truck and caught his left middle finger in a pinch point resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2019, a worker at Marten Transport. Ltd. in LAREDO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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