Amputations

Name: Amputations at El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation
Start: 8/7/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023087134 · 8/7/2023 · El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Excavating machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Structures and surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: El Sol Contracting and Construction Corporation
Location: George Washington Bridge, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10032
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A steel floor beam was being installed; an excavator was being used to adjust it and set it in position. As the beam was brought into position, it pinched an employee's left little finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation to the finger.

Source

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