Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Stecks Nursery and Landscaping
Start: 3/29/2025

1 amputation · 2025032956 · 3/29/2025 · Stecks Nursery and Landscaping

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: Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source: Excavators
Secondary source: Vehicle and machine front attachments

Employer

Name: Stecks Nursery and Landscaping
Location: 100 Putnam Park Road, BETHEL, CONNECTICUT, 06801
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were loading an excavator onto a flatbed truck. The injured employee was holding a piece of chain attached to the excavator and was guiding the machine operator when the excavator bucket lowered onto their right hand. The employee sustained amputations to their right middle, ring, and little fingers.

Source

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