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NABCO Electric Company, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at NABCO Electric Company, Inc. in CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
Employer NABCO Electric Company, Inc. Report ID 2015085736
Address TVA Chickamauga Damn, 4106 Amnicola Highway City, State ZIP CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37416
Event Date August 13, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.09000, -85.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was getting into the side of a company van to sit on the floor to go to lunch. The employee touched a conduit that was stacked in the van, causing it to shift onto his hand and amputate his right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 13, 2015, a worker at NABCO Electric Company, Inc. in CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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