Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Start: 6/19/2024

1 amputation · 2024065429 · 6/19/2024 · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

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: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts n.e.c.
Secondary source: Concrete paving machines, pavers

Employer

Name: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
Location: Road construction paving job, ELMORE, ALABAMA, 36025
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying sand from a catch pan on a paving machine. The employee pulled out a pin and the catch pan fell and landed on the employee's left middle finger. The finger was crushed and amputated.

Source

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