Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC.
Start: 7/19/2016

1 amputation · 2016076501 · 7/19/2016 · Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC.

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: Air conditioning units
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Southway Crane & Rigging, LLC.
Location: 10402 Abercorn Street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31406
NAICS: 532412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting an air conditioning contractor position an air conditioner for the crane lift. The employee's right hand was caught between the air conditioner unit and the curb/asphalt causing the amputation of the right middle fingertip and a fractured finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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