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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016087711 · 8/17/2016 · CCK Construction Services, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
CCK Construction Services, Inc
Location
100 Terminal Drive, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33315
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was holding a stake in place while a coworker used a sledgehammer to strike it in place for forming. The employee lost his balance and held onto the stake at the same time that it was being struck by the sledgehammer. The sledgehammer struck and broke his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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