OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221382757

J&B COMMUNICATIONS

ROSENBERG, TX· 2021-07-06T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Arm, Lockout/Tagout, Partial Amputation, Tagout, Wire Line
NAICS: 517919
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345427801
Employer profile: J&B COMMUNICATIONS
Summary number: 221382757
Report ID: 0626700
Project type: E

Event description

Employee suffers partial amputation of left arm while runnin

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on July 6, 2021, Employee #1 was running a 1/4 inch strand wire across a highway for utilities installation when a northbound vehicle ran over the strand. The vehicle pulled on the cable, causing a partial amputation of the employee's left arm about 5 inches below the elbow. A required Traffic Control Plan was neither obtained nor implemented, and guidance from Section VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices was not followed.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
869

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