Seabreeze Recovery, Inc.
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — ANGLETON, TEXAS
| Employer | Seabreeze Recovery, Inc. | Report ID | 2019077647 |
| Address | Waste Connections Seabreeze Landfill, FM 523 | City, State ZIP | ANGLETON, TEXAS 77515 |
| Event Date | July 26, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Toes(s), toenail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Seed planting machinery |
| Secondary Source | Bulldozers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.15000, -95.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a ratcheting lifting device to lift the tongue of the pull-behind hydro-seeder off of the hitch of the bull dozer. Once it was off the hitch, the tongue fell and landed on the injured employee's left foot. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the left foot and toes, as well as the amputation of the fourth toe.
Incident Summary
On July 26, 2019, a worker at Seabreeze Recovery, Inc. in ANGLETON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with seed planting machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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