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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021043576 · 4/30/2021 · Shimmick Construction Company, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name
Shimmick Construction Company, INC.
Location
5535 Trailhead Dr, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37415
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

Carpenter crews were setting a bulkhead panel. The panel was being lowered into position when it got hung up on a horizontal water stop cut out on a 2x6 guide bar. The injured employee pushed on the panel to clear the guide. Upon doing so, the slack from the cable was taken up and the panel shifted. The employee's left-hand fingers were pinched between a set form and the bulkhead panel resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger involving the tuft of the distal phalanx.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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