Amputations

Name: Amputations at Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.
Start: 5/22/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023054556 · 5/22/2023 · Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Wrenches-power not determined
Secondary source: Impact wrenches-powered

Employer

Name: Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.
Location: 2907 BROOKS STREET, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33803
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing nuts and bolts to replace cement flow through a pipe. While using an impact gun on the bolt and a wrench on the nut, the nut spun due to torque and the employee's right index fingertip was caught between the wrench and the flange, resulting in an amputation.

Source

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