Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Name: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries at VR Concrete, Inc.
Start: 8/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087925 · 8/27/2024 · VR Concrete, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event: Collapse, engulfment n.e.c.
Source: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Ground

Employer

Name: VR Concrete, Inc.
Location: 119 Mountain Road, BRIDGTON, MAINE, 04009
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was chaining concrete forms to a telehandler forklift for removal. The telehandler sunk in soft soil causing the boom to drop and crush the employee's hand between the boom and a form.

Source

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