Binghamton Precast & Supply Corp.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Binghamton Precast & Supply Corp. in BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
Employer Binghamton Precast & Supply Corp. Report ID 20171010282
Address 18 Phelps Street City, State ZIP BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK 13901
Event Date October 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
Secondary Source Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.13000, -75.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a crescent wrench to release a concrete riser from a mold when his fingers became pinched between the concrete riser and mold when the concrete riser released. His middle finger was degloved, and his ring fingertip was crushed.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2017, a worker at Binghamton Precast & Supply Corp. in BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with concrete blocks, cinder blocks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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