Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Atlantic Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.
Start: 8/19/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087609 · 8/19/2024 · Atlantic Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Atlantic Restoration & Waterproofing, Inc.
Location: Williamsburg Tunnel on the Colonial Parkway, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, 23185
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was drilling holes with a hammer drill, vacuum bit, and vacuum. He was starting a new hole and grabbed the bit with his left hand between the vacuum attachment and the drill chuck. The drill continued to spin, catching his glove/little finger and wrapping it up, resulting in the amputation of the finger.

Source

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