Amputations

Name: Amputations at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
Start: 12/22/2018

1 amputation · 20181213120 · 12/22/2018 · Great Lakes Dredge and Dock

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cutting handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing

Employer

Name: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock
Location: 3356 N Houston Ave., HUMBLE, TEXAS, 77347
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A welder was installing weights on 24-inch plastic pipes, using a wedge to install the two half weights. The wedge moved and the tip of the welder's right thumb got caught between the pipe and the wedge. The thumb tip was amputated.

Source

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