NSquare Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA
| Employer | NSquare Inc. | Report ID | 20181011051 |
| Address | Unknown | City, State ZIP | LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA 34228 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Secondary Source | Metal pipes, tubing | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.39000, -82.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was connecting steel tube sections for the installation of helical piles. He was checking the alignment of two tube sections when one of the sections was turned in an effort to align it, and his left index finger was caught in in a bolt hole amputating the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2018, a worker at NSquare Inc. in LONGBOAT KEY, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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