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Levy Environmental Services Company

Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. — Amputations — SINTON, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Levy Environmental Services Company in SINTON, TEXAS
Employer Levy Environmental Services Company Report ID 2023065743
Address 112 Levy Lane City, State ZIP SINTON, TEXAS 78387
Event Date June 28, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. Source of Injury Backhoes, trackhoes
Secondary Source Scrap metal
Industry (NAICS) 541620 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.01000, -97.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an excavator inside the steel mill's melt shop. The excavator drove over a piece of steel that became trapped beneath the tracks of the excavator. As the employee drove forward, the piece of steel broke the front windshield and amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2023, a worker at Levy Environmental Services Company in SINTON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c., with backhoes, trackhoes identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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