LUBBOCK, TEXAS—
Love's Travel Stop
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Love's Travel Stop, 4221 North Interstate 27, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79403 on — Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting repairs on the tow hitch of a customer's recreational vehicle (RV). They were putting the trailer hitch back together when one of the pins released onto their right index finger, amputating the fingertip without bone loss.
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