Amputations

Name: Amputations at Waggoner Construction, Inc.
Start: 6/1/2020

1 amputation · 2020065082 · 6/1/2020 · Waggoner Construction, Inc.

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: Beams-unattached metal
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Waggoner Construction, Inc.
Location: 220 North Center Street, FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17026
NAICS: 238190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An ironworker was checking a bolt hole on a steel column to see why a bolt would not go into the hole. A steel beam (still attached to a crane) was being connected to the column. The beam shifted and pinched the employee's finger, amputating the left middle fingertip.

Source

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