Amputations

Name: Amputations at BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION
Start: 7/3/2017

1 amputation · 2017076107 · 7/3/2017 · BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION

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: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source: Walls

Employer

Name: BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION
Location: 7 Parkway North, DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS, 60015
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 3, 2017, an employee was erecting a system scaffold tower when it shifted, causing the employee's finger to become pinched between the wall and the scaffold system. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.

Source

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