Webber, LLC
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — MARION, TEXAS
| Employer | Webber, LLC | Report ID | 2025054555 |
| Address | Interstate Highway 10 West-bound frontage rd. West of Santa Clara ST | City, State ZIP | MARION, TEXAS 78124 |
| Event Date | May 14, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Excavators |
| Secondary Source | Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.54000, -98.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to set concrete traffic barriers by guiding a barrier clamp weighing approximately 600 pounds that was connected to an excavator. The employee guided the clamp down on top of the barrier successfully, which then disengaged the locking pin and allowed the clamp to scissor and grab the barrier to raise it again. As the excavator operator hoisted the barrier clamp to move the segment of barrier, the employee's left ring fingertip got caught in the scissor area of the barrier clamp, resulting in a transphalangeal fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 14, 2025, a worker at Webber, LLC in MARION, TEXAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with excavators identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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