Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Shaw Group
Start: 12/21/2023

1 amputation · 20231211547 · 12/21/2023 · The Shaw Group

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: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Metal pipes, tubing

Employer

Name: The Shaw Group
Location: 205 Louis Hurley Road, EL DORADO, ARKANSAS, 71730
NAICS: 332996
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to free another employee who had a 40-foot pipe fall on them. While lifting the pipe, the employee's left hand was crushed between two sections of pipe and their left middle and ring fingers were amputated. The employee also suffered a fracture to the left little finger.

Source

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