Cypress Contracting LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — FLORENCE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cypress Contracting LLC in FLORENCE, ALABAMA
Employer Cypress Contracting LLC Report ID 2018054969
Address Hermitage Drive Sidewalk Project City, State ZIP FLORENCE, ALABAMA 35630
Event Date May 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Construction debris
Secondary Source Backhoes, trackhoes
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.81000, -87.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hand loading demolition concrete into a backhoe bucket. When he adjusted the broken concrete in the bucket his right hand was caught between the concrete and the bucket, cutting and breaking his right index finger. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2018, a worker at Cypress Contracting LLC in FLORENCE, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with construction debris identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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