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Enhanced Environmental and Emergency Services

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — YORKTOWN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Enhanced Environmental and Emergency Services in YORKTOWN, TEXAS
Employer Enhanced Environmental and Emergency Services Report ID 2020032234
Address 29.002863 -97.603459 City, State ZIP YORKTOWN, TEXAS 78164
Event Date March 9, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 562910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.08000, -97.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pry bar to help align a front end loader and its pin so he could guide the pin back into place. The pry bar slipped, causing an amputation (not affecting bone) to the employee's right index finger.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2020, a worker at Enhanced Environmental and Emergency Services in YORKTOWN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with crowbars identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,124 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.

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