Environmental Field Services, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — JOPPA, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Environmental Field Services, Inc. in 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.

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