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Chiaramonte Construction Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Chiaramonte Construction Company in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Chiaramonte Construction Company Report ID 2018011039
Address Bancroft Elementary School, 1755 Newton St NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20010
Event Date January 31, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.94000, -77.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to lift a bundle of angle iron to create space for a ladder when the employee's middle finger was crushed between the steel and the underlying wood.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2018, a worker at Chiaramonte Construction Company in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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