Amputations

Name: Amputations at W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
Start: 10/27/2021

1 amputation · 2021109280 · 10/27/2021 · W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered

Employer

Name: W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
Location: 1132 Gale Lemerand Drive, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32607
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 27, 2021, the injured employee was helping another employee to align two pieces of metal pipe 6 inches in diameter in order to prepare the metal for welding. The employee was using a hammer to hit the pipe to get it better aligned when the injured employee's right middle finger was hit by the hammer, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

Source

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