Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at C.W. MATTHEWS CONTRACTING CO., INC.
Start: 3/28/2025

1 amputation · 2025032941 · 3/28/2025 · C.W. MATTHEWS CONTRACTING CO., INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Handtools unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: C.W. MATTHEWS CONTRACTING CO., INC.
Location: Muscogee County State Route 22, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31901
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 28, 2025, an employee working as a machine operator was changing the teeth on a milling drum. He was using the tooth extractor when his left index finger became caught between the drum and the extractor. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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