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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018010456 · 1/15/2018 · United Building Envelope Restoration LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name
United Building Envelope Restoration LLC
Location
The Cannon House, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On January 15, 2018, an employee was backing a cart load of cinder bricks, weighing about 500 lbs., down a ramp by himself. His finger was caught and crushed between the cart and the frame of the doorway as he was going through, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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