M.A. MORTENSON
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MART, TEXAS
| Employer | M.A. MORTENSON | Report ID | 2020076896 |
| Address | 101 LCR 306 | City, State ZIP | MART, TEXAS 76664 |
| Event Date | July 22, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.55000, -96.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was off-loading a windmill blade when his right index finger was caught in the rigging. He sustained an amputation to the right index finger near the nail.
Incident Summary
On July 22, 2020, a worker at M.A. MORTENSON in MART, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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