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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022010078 · 1/5/2022 · Hughes Brothers Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Hughes Brothers Construction, Inc.
Location
New housing development site, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32832
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a trench box next to an excavator spreader removing and replacing a sewage pipe. His right hand was on top of the trench box spreader bar when his thumb was partially crushed by the excavator bucket, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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