Environmental Field Services, Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — JOPPA, ALABAMA
| Employer | Environmental Field Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2016065143 |
| Address | 16192 Alabama 69 | City, State ZIP | JOPPA, ALABAMA 35087 |
| Event Date | June 10, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.30000, -86.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reinstalling a cutting shoe on a direct push tube soil sampling rod. The dual tube rod slid out of the tensioner that was being used to hold it up and fell back down the bore hole, amputating the employee's right index finger below the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On June 10, 2016, a worker at Environmental Field Services, Inc. in JOPPA, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with tool parts, accessories, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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