Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HCS Workrise, 17025 Manda Carlson Rd, MANOR, TEXAS 78653
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Employees were installing some caps and a torque tube (a long cylindrical metal frame 6 inches in diameter). The tube fell, catching an employee's left little fingertip against a post. The fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
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