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EAST TEXAS PRECAST CO.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EAST TEXAS PRECAST CO. in HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS
Employer EAST TEXAS PRECAST CO. Report ID 2020098527
Address 44855 OLD HOUSTON HWY. City, State ZIP HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS 77445
Event Date September 8, 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 Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -95.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clipping bands to cables which involves partially hoisting the cables with a crane. During the hoist, the employee's left hand was pinched between the cables and a steel pin resulting in a partial amputation to the left thumb.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2020, a worker at EAST TEXAS PRECAST CO. in HEMPSTEAD, 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 cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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