Amputations

Name: Amputations at Halifax Paving, Inc.
Start: 1/18/2016

1 amputation · 2016010466 · 1/18/2016 · Halifax Paving, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Dump truck

Employer

Name: Halifax Paving, Inc.
Location: Butterfly Boulevard and Village Trail, PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA, 32127
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was helping another subcontractor unjam the lock on the dump truck's gate. The employee put his hand on the latch and when it became operational, the lock struck his fingers and amputated the right pinky and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown