Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Start: 6/10/2024

1 amputation · 2024065109 · 6/10/2024 · The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Dimensional lumber
Secondary source: Building unspecified

Employer

Name: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Location: 2001 Levy Avenue, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, 32310
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending on a transport platform. A 2-by-4, sticking out of a trash bin, caught his left hand and wedged it against a building slab. The employee's ring fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

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