Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
Start: 10/29/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241010041 · 10/29/2024 · C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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 running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Concrete paving machines, pavers
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
Location: 4208 CR 124-A, WILDWOOD, FLORIDA, 34785
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a drag chain on an asphalt paver. The employee was feeding the chain when their glove got caught, dragging the employee's left hand into the chain. The employee's middle finger was amputated and their index fingertip was amputated to the cuticle. The asphalt paver was running at the time.

Source

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