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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018010813 · 1/24/2018 · Marinex Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
Source
Water vehicle, n.e.c

Employer

Name
Marinex Construction, Inc.
Location
St. Augustine Inlet, Atlantic Ocean, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, 32080
NAICS
237990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and his crew were connecting a float hose and a head section (floating pipeline for hydraulic dredge). He was tying a 2-inch polypropylene line from the dredge tender to the pontoon tank when his left ring and pinky fingers were caught and amputated between the line and the bit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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