Amputations

Name: Amputations at Southwest Concrete Pumping
Start: 8/8/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087556 · 8/8/2017 · Southwest Concrete Pumping

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: Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
Secondary source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Southwest Concrete Pumping
Location: 2829 W. Howard Pl., DENVER, COLORADO, 80204
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a concrete pump operator with a concrete system. He was trying to pick up a 4'' clamp that was wedged under the concrete pipeline when it surged, smashing his right middle finger and amputating the fingertip.

Source

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