Earthworks of Florida, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Earthworks of Florida, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
Employer Earthworks of Florida, LLC Report ID 2015064178
Address Wildwood & SR 207 City, State ZIP SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32086
Event Date June 29, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Excavations, strip mines, and quarries (except confined space)
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.81000, -81.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting a trench box together. The employee's finger got stuck between the wall and the horizontal spacing bar when the box was lifted.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2015, a worker at Earthworks of Florida, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with excavations, strip mines, and quarries (except confined space) identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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