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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022097928 · 9/6/2022 · S&S Directional Boring and Cable Contractors Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: S&S Directional Boring and Cable Contractors Inc.
Location: 1508 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, SEFFNER, FLORIDA, 33584
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was throwing dirt into the jaws of a directional boring machine when the jaws closed and crushed their right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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