AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services

Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. — Amputations involving bone loss — LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services in LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS
Employer AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services Report ID 2025032380
Address 27991 Buena Vista Boulevard City, State ZIP LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS 78566
Event Date March 12, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. Source of Injury Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # 1811225
GPS Coordinates 26.14000, -97.35000

Incident Narrative

A dowel was being drilled into the side of a concrete paving foundation. The hammer drill bit would not stay centered on the foundation. An employee was stabilizing the hammer drill bit when it caught the employee's glove. The glove and the employee's left thumb were wrapped around the drill bit. The employee was hospitalized with a severed and dislocated thumb and they required surgery to reattach the thumb.

Incident Summary

On March 12, 2025, a worker at AmBee Residential & Commercial Concrete Services in LOS FRESNOS, TEXAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment n.e.c., with drills, braces, drivers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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