Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at UNITED GRADING & EXCAVATING
Start: 3/17/2025

1 amputation · 2025032535 · 3/17/2025 · UNITED GRADING & EXCAVATING

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: Contact with non-running objects or equipment unspecified
Source: Hydrants
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: UNITED GRADING & EXCAVATING
Location: 7200 Concourse Parkway, DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 30134
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 17, 2025, an employee was reinstalling the top of a fire hydrant. As he was tightening/rotating it, it crushed his left little finger. The finger was amputated.

Source

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