Amputations

Name: Amputations at JJ Concrete Flooring
Start: 8/30/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018088981 · 8/30/2018 · JJ Concrete Flooring

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Surfacing handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: JJ Concrete Flooring
Location: Newtown Community Center, NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, 06470
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 30, 2018, an employee was carrying a concrete finishing machine when he tripped over a lip. The machine fell on his right hand and one of the blades caught his right ring finger, amputating it above the first joint.

Source

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