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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022098500 · 9/26/2022 · Nichols Concrete Holdings, LLC

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 injured worker
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Nichols Concrete Holdings, LLC
Location
1620 Montgomery Hwy, HOOVER, ALABAMA, 35216
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to close a 2 1/2-inch clamp. His right index finger was caught between the clamp handle and the clamp just as the sledgehammer hit the clamp. The tip of the finger, just before the first knuckle, was crushed and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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