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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098448 · 9/13/2023 · Krapff Reynolds Construction Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Manhole and cistern covers
Secondary source
Sewers, manholes, storm drains

Employer

Name
Krapff Reynolds Construction Company
Location
3190 American St, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the back of a work trailer and went to move a manhole ring and lid that was on a stack of other manhole rings and lids. Their left middle finger became caught between the inside edge of the ring and the outside edge of the lid. The finger was crushed and fractured resulting in amputation of the fingertip and last joint.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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