Harvey Construction Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — BASTROP, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Harvey Construction Company | Report ID | 2019077709 |
| Address | Beekman Substation Site, 6875 Carl Rd. | City, State ZIP | BASTROP, LOUISIANA 71220 |
| Event Date | July 29, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.95000, -91.88000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to determine what was wrong with operation of a miter saw when the saw amputated the end of the employee's left index finger.
Incident Summary
On July 29, 2019, a worker at Harvey Construction Company in BASTROP, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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