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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017088431 · 8/31/2017 · Edison Power Constructors, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name
Edison Power Constructors, Inc
Location
Java Drive, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 33435
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crew was lifting a concrete power pole off a pole trailer to verify the lifting point was in the proper position. The injured employee's hand was on an insulator that was attached to the pole, checking for balance, when the pole shifted and caught his right pinky finger between the insulator and a bolt on a second pole that was on the trailer. His finger was fractured between the main and middle knuckles.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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