Amputations

Name: Amputations at Infrastructure Repair Service, LLC
Start: 10/7/2022

1 amputation · 2022108854 · 10/7/2022 · Infrastructure Repair Service, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Infrastructure Repair Service, LLC
Location: 163 Beaver Brook Rd, LINCOLN PARK, NEW JERSEY, 07035
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a post shore off the floor. The post shore had been laid down extended, with the pin removed. When it was raised to a vertical position, its upper section fell. The employee's left middle finger was caught between its moving parts, which partially amputated his fingertip.

Source

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