Struck by door, gate, window · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at C.C. Carlton Industries, Ltd., Williamson County, ROUND ROCK, TEXAS 78664
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was getting into the cab of a loader when the door closed on his left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.
Amputation Thumb(s) Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin
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