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Peabody General Contractors

Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Amputations — TEMPLE, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Peabody General Contractors in TEMPLE, TEXAS
Employer Peabody General Contractors Report ID 2023109764
Address 2790 Eberhardt Rd City, State ZIP TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504
Event Date October 23, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.13000, -97.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking along a trench inspecting the trench box in the excavation when he tripped and fell toward the trench. As the employee was falling head-first into the trench, he attempted to get a hold of the fall protection cable. The cable then looped around his left hand and the employee fell approximately 8 feet into the trench before the fall protection engaged. The employee suffered amputations of his left index, middle, ring, and little fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 23, 2023, a worker at Peabody General Contractors in TEMPLE, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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