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TCH Construction, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TCH Construction, LLC in MENTONE, TEXAS
Employer TCH Construction, LLC Report ID 20191112229
Address Mercury Central WGS City, State ZIP MENTONE, TEXAS 79754
Event Date November 25, 2019 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 Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.82000, -103.65000

Incident Narrative

An operator was lowering a poly pipe into the bell hole for a poly fuse tie-in. The injured employee was in the hole receiving the pipe when the pipe shifted and crushed his hand against the poly machine. The employee's right thumb and right index finger were crushed. The thumb nail and part of the thumb were removed. The index finger was degloved and later amputated at the hospital.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2019, a worker at TCH Construction, LLC in MENTONE, 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 plastic, pvc, or rubber pipes and tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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