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Garcia Gonzales Construction, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BLOOMFIELD, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Garcia Gonzales Construction, LLC in BLOOMFIELD, NEBRASKA
Employer Garcia Gonzales Construction, LLC Report ID 2017087601
Address 54080 NE-84 City, State ZIP BLOOMFIELD, NEBRASKA 68718
Event Date August 9, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.59000, -97.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting a steel beam while working out of an aerial lift when the beam leaned against the lift and pinched his left hand between it and the top rail of the man basket. His middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2017, a worker at Garcia Gonzales Construction, LLC in BLOOMFIELD, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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