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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024043407 · 4/18/2024 · Team Fishel

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by object dropped by person
Source
Drill bits
Secondary source
Workers engaging in team lift

Employer

Name
Team Fishel
Location
Warrenton Army Training Center - Bear Wallow Drive, WARRENTON, VIRGINIA, 20186
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

Two employees were loading the directional drill bit into the bucket on a backhoe when the drill bit slipped and the injured employee's right ring finger was crushed between the drill bit and the bucket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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