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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021633 · 2/21/2024 · Cathcart Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Excavators
Secondary source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified

Employer

Name
Cathcart Construction Company
Location
1056 West Highland Drive, COCOA, FLORIDA, 32927
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An excavator was being used as a crane to perform rigging operation. An employee was guiding additional drainage into place when their right index finger was caught between the wire rope and the load resulting in medical amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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