Amputations

Name: Amputations at Champion Irrigation, Inc.
Start: 7/16/2020

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020076668 · 7/16/2020 · Champion Irrigation, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Champion Irrigation, Inc.
Location: Farm Field, LAKE PARK, GEORGIA, 31636
NAICS: 221310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to install steel piping for a water well. A well digging machine was holding the pipe vertically and moving it into position when the pipe came out of the holder and fell on the employee's left foot. Several toes were crushed and had to be amputated.

Source

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