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S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Crushing injuries — WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INC. in WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INC. Report ID 20171010480
Address 81 Wyman Street City, State ZIP WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02451
Event Date October 31, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Skid steer loaders, mini loaders
Secondary Source Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.39000, -71.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving steel reinforcing rods and associated supports with a skid steer when one of the employee's right-hand fingers was caught and crushed between a steel rod and the skid steer's grapple arm.

Incident Summary

On October 31, 2017, a worker at S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INC. in WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with skid steer loaders, mini loaders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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