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AVAdek Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AVAdek Inc. in CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
Employer AVAdek Inc. Report ID 2023087570
Address 16150 2nd St, DeZavala Elementary City, State ZIP CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS 77530
Event Date August 18, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary Source Structures and surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.77000, -95.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a scissor lift to install an overhead canopy onto a structure when their left thumb got caught between the scissor lift and the structure, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2023, a worker at AVAdek Inc. in CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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