Wanzek Construction

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Wanzek Construction in RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
Employer Wanzek Construction Report ID 20191212614
Address 6625 N. FM 755 City, State ZIP RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS 78582
Event Date December 8, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 221115 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 26.48000, -98.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attaching a trailer tongue to a truck hitch when his left index finger was caught between the trailer tongue and truck hitch, amputating it at the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2019, a worker at Wanzek Construction in RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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