Amputations

Name: Amputations at Atlantic Constructors Inc.
Start: 9/10/2021

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021097781 · 9/10/2021 · Atlantic Constructors Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name: Atlantic Constructors Inc.
Location: 4101 Washington Ave., NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A lathe was being hoisted by hydraulics so it could be set down on cribbing. An employee was placing a 1-inch thick shim under the lathe when it came down on their thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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