Hilco Electric
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
| Employer | Hilco Electric | Report ID | 2020054318 |
| Address | 109 Meadow Crest Dr. | City, State ZIP | WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75167 |
| Event Date | May 8, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.38000, -96.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting a power pole when his right thumb tip was caught in the boom tip on a digger truck, partially amputating the tip of his right thumb.
Incident Summary
On May 8, 2020, a worker at Hilco Electric in WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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