Woodruff & Sons Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TAMPA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Woodruff & Sons Inc in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer Woodruff & Sons Inc Report ID 2016054483
Address Tampa Airport City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33601
Event Date May 23, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Jackhammers-powered
Secondary Source Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 27.94000, -82.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee attached a strap from the excavator bucket to the jack hammer and then signaled for the operator to move the bucket back. The employee saw the strap start to get tighter when the jack hammer popped up and crushed his right hand between the hammer and the pipe. His right pinky finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2016, a worker at Woodruff & Sons Inc in TAMPA, 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 jackhammers-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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