LORENA, TEXAS—
Big Creek Construction, Ltd
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Big Creek Construction, Ltd, 1617 N. Old Temple Rd., LORENA, TEXAS 76655 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee's middle finger was caught between two road guardrails that were being stacked. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
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An employee was finishing concrete on the ground next to a truck tire. The truck moved forward and then stopped; its tire partially rolled onto the employee's upper leg and broke it.
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An employee was accessing the vane feeder to clean it out. The employee removed the cover and proceeded to clean out the vane feeder with his right hand. The employee's right index finger was caught in the machine resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle. The machine was in operation at the time.
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