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Kiewit-Pittman, AJV

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BURAS, LOUISIANA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kiewit-Pittman, AJV in BURAS, LOUISIANA
Employer Kiewit-Pittman, AJV Report ID 2017054795
Address 351C Floodgate Rd. City, State ZIP BURAS, LOUISIANA 70041
Event Date May 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.38000, -89.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rigging material on a crane. After releasing the rigging, the employee's pinky was smashed between a headache ball and the main block of the crane, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2017, a worker at Kiewit-Pittman, AJV in BURAS, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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