Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Electric Power Company, 1520 Calton Road, LAREDO, TEXAS 78044
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a gate from a fence at a substation in preparation for large equipment transfer. The employee sustained an avulsion injury to the right middle finger when it was pinched by the latch on the gate.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.
On April 30, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was in a bucket truck tapping up a new service on a secondary 120/240 volt line when two hot wires made contact, causing an electrical flash. The employee received a second degree burn to his left hand, which was ungloved at the time.
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
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