Groves Electrical Services, Inc.

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Groves Electrical Services, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Groves Electrical Services, Inc. Report ID 2024010022
Address 15920 Seagoville Rd. City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75253
Event Date January 2, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural blocks stone and masonry
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.67000, -96.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading concrete stumps for light poles off a forklift. One of the stumps slipped off the forks and the employee attempted to grab it when it crushed his left index fingertip, resulting in surgical amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 2, 2024, a worker at Groves Electrical Services, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with structural blocks stone and masonry identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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