Certified Constructors' Services, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA
| Employer | Certified Constructors' Services, Inc. | Report ID | 20161010053 |
| Address | Crist Generation Power Plant, 11999 Pate St. | City, State ZIP | CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA 32536 |
| Event Date | October 25, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Building materials, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.75000, -86.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were re-positioning a boiler's mill liner on a pallet. There were three boiler mill liners laying side by side on the pallet. As the employees were re-positioning the liner to the pallet, the mill liner shifted and the employee' right ring finger got caught between two boiler mill liners, resulting in the amputation of his right ring fingertip and a laceration to his right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 25, 2016, a worker at Certified Constructors' Services, Inc. in CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with building materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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