CEDAR PARK, TEXAS—
Coreslab Structures Texas, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Crushing injuries
Final narrative
An employee was setting a stress jack into place, getting ready to stress the cable. His hand was around the ram and his thumb was in the cylinder channel against the back wall. The stressing operator started moving the ram cylinder into position and the cylinder crushed the tip of the employee's left thumb against the back wall.
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