Fluor Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fluor Corporation in WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA
Employer Fluor Corporation Report ID 2016076774
Address Plant Vogtle, 7821 River Rd. City, State ZIP WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA 30830
Event Date July 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221113 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.09000, -81.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pushing a plate compactor into an excavator bucket when his left pinky finger entered the thumb of the excavator, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2016, a worker at Fluor Corporation in WAYNESBORO, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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