Amputations

Name: Amputations at Magnum Contracting, Inc.
Start: 6/6/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016064999 · 6/6/2016 · Magnum Contracting, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Magnum Contracting, Inc.
Location: 1321 W. 22nd St., SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57105
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on top of a structural beam, waiting for the crane to hoist the next beam into place, when the rigging failed. The beam then fell and struck the employee's left leg, partially amputating it below the knee.

Source

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