MICHAEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — LETONA, ARKANSAS
| Employer | MICHAEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTION, LLC | Report ID | 2015118779 |
| Address | Jobsite is a gas well pad | City, State ZIP | LETONA, ARKANSAS 72085 |
| Event Date | November 19, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Dump truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.35000, -91.82000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a dump truck and another employee was outside the truck attempting to shut the tailgate. The tailgate was stuck open and the employee was pulling on the tailgate trying to get it unstuck. As the employee pulled on the tailgate, the truck moved forward and the tailgate shut on the employee's hand resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 19, 2015, a worker at MICHAEL KENNEDY CONSTRUCTION, LLC in LETONA, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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