Amputations

Name: Amputations at GRAE-CON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Start: 12/8/2018

1 amputation · 20181212622 · 12/8/2018 · GRAE-CON 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: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: GRAE-CON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Location: 101 Industry Road, MARIETTA, OHIO, 45750
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to move a pipe using a tagline. The pipe was being lifted by a forklift. The pipe began to swing and the employee placed a hand on the pipe to stop it from swinging. The employee's pinky finger became caught between the pipe and one of the forks. The pinky finger was surgically amputated.

Source

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