Amputations

Name: Amputations at REEVES CONSTRUCTION CO.
Start: 8/14/2019

1 amputation · 2019088355 · 8/14/2019 · REEVES CONSTRUCTION CO.

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: Vehicle, unspecified
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: REEVES CONSTRUCTION CO.
Location: Mile Marker 97 on I-75, CORDELE, GEORGIA, 31010
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hooking up a trailer to a vehicle. The hitch slipped and the employee's right index finger was caught between the hitch and the trailer. The tip was amputated to the first knuckle.

Source

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