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L. KEELEY CONSTRUCTION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at L. KEELEY CONSTRUCTION in WEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI
Employer L. KEELEY CONSTRUCTION Report ID 2019033002
Address 822 Bombart ave City, State ZIP WEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI 63119
Event Date March 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Backhoes, trackhoes
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1389144
GPS Coordinates 38.60000, -90.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking up a chain from the bucket of a backhoe to a trench box. The trench box was moved, and the employee's right ring finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 21, 2019, a worker at L. KEELEY CONSTRUCTION in WEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with backhoes, trackhoes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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