Amputations

Name: Amputations at Limoges Construction, Inc.
Start: 12/15/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211656 · 12/15/2016 · Limoges Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Trailers
Secondary source: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: Limoges Construction, Inc.
Location: 5500 East Blarney Pl, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57110
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to hook up a ground heater to a truck, but the trailer wasn't hooking up properly. His finger was between the ball hitch and receiver when the trailer dropped onto the hitch, pinching his left ring finger. His fingertip was amputated.

Source

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