West Infrastructure Construction, LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — LUBBOCK, TEXAS
| Employer | West Infrastructure Construction, LLC | Report ID | 2021086492 |
| Address | Amazon warehouse | City, State ZIP | LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 |
| Event Date | August 3, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.58000, -101.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A front end loader's bucket was rotated while an employee's hand was on it. The employee suffered a laceration to the little finger.
Incident Summary
On August 3, 2021, a worker at West Infrastructure Construction, LLC in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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