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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016054483 · 5/23/2016 · Woodruff & Sons Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Jackhammers-powered
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name
Woodruff & Sons Inc
Location
Tampa Airport, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33601
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee attached a strap from the excavator bucket to the jack hammer and then signaled for the operator to move the bucket back. The employee saw the strap start to get tighter when the jack hammer popped up and crushed his right hand between the hammer and the pipe. His right pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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