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Ballard Marine Construction, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTH TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ballard Marine Construction, LLC in NORTH TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK
Employer Ballard Marine Construction, LLC Report ID 2019055087
Address East Anchor Span, Hudson River, Tappan Zee Bridge City, State ZIP NORTH TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 10591
Event Date May 20, 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 Structures, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.07000, -73.89000

Incident Narrative

A diver was underwater cutting steel floor beams from an anchor span truss when the anchor span moved and pinched his hand between the previously cut lateral beam and the truss. The employee was trapped for a few minutes until the steel structures moved and released him, allowing him to surface. He suffered a right ring finger and pinky fingertip amputation, as well as a right middle finger laceration.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2019, a worker at Ballard Marine Construction, LLC in NORTH TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK 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 structures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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