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Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

1 hospitalization · 20241211456 · 12/11/2024 · The Kearney Companies, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.
Source
Pipes, ducts, tubing unspecified
Secondary source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
The Kearney Companies, LLC
Location
N0 Address given: Connerton Subdivision, LAND O LAKES, FLORIDA, 34638
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were putting in utilities during phase one of a subdivision construction/development. An employee was guiding a pipe that was being lowered/lifted into the ground by a backhoe. The pipe was attached to the backhoe with a chain. The employee's right hand was caught between the chain and the pipe. Their ring finger sustained a severe laceration/avulsion(s) requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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