Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northwest Crane Service LLC, Cactus Flats Wind Project, EDEN, TEXAS 76837
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee's hand contacted an outer line rigging sheave, resulting in an amputation of two fingertips on their left hand.
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