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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043950 · 4/29/2020 · PGC General Contractors LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Generators
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
PGC General Contractors LLC
Location
Forty Project at UT Austin, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee lifted the tongue of a generator to move it when his finger was caught/pinched between the jack and tongue. This resulted in a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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