Amputations

Name: Amputations at Terracon Consultants, Inc
Start: 7/31/2023

1 amputation · 2023076907 · 7/31/2023 · Terracon Consultants, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: Terracon Consultants, Inc
Location: 7475 John J. Pershing Drive, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68112
NAICS: 541690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were on site performing geo-technical drill sampling. The injured employee was removing a core sample from a core barrel when the barrel detached from the drill rod and fell onto the employee's right middle finger and amputated it.

Source

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