Amputations

Name: Amputations at Myriad Electrical Company
Start: 6/26/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020065988 · 6/26/2020 · Myriad Electrical Company

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 swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Lamp posts, street lights
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Myriad Electrical Company
Location: 4900 Mobile Hwy, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32506
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 26, 2020, at 7:00 PM, an employee was guiding a light pole being lifted by a forklift down onto a platform. The pole then swung into the employee's hand, pinning it between the pole and the forklift. His left hand was crushed and he suffered finger amputations.

Source

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