Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bechtel Construction Services, 2822 La Quinta Road, GREGORY, TEXAS 78359
on — Amputations, affecting the upper extremities, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee pulled a 40-foot long spool (pipe hardware) from near the bottom of a skid using a rope that was tied between the crane outrigger (rear passenger side) and the pipe spool. As the outrigger was retracting, the employee's left hand and arm were caught between the outrigger base and the crane outrigger causing a crushing injury to the employee's left hand/wrist that resulted in surgical amputation.
An employee was pushing a loaded scaffold rack onto a pallet jack and pinched his right thumb between the pallet jack handle and the pipe spool resulting in amputation of the thumb.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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