LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS—
The Lane Construction Corporation
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Lane Construction Corporation, 11729 West State Hwy 29, LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS 78642 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
Two employees removed a portable generator from the back of a truck and carried the generator to a cargo container. When they set the generator down the injured employee's right little finger was pinched between the cargo container and the frame of the generator, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.
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