SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPANY
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GLENNVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPANY | Report ID | 20191111644 |
| Address | Glennville Substation, 133 Holey Street | City, State ZIP | GLENNVILLE, GEORGIA 30427 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.06000, -82.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was providing ground support and acting as a spotter when a steel wire that was being lifted drifted toward a boom cylinder. The employee was trying to stop it from striking a digger derrick when the employee's pinky and ring fingers were pinched between the wire wheel and the boom cylinder, resulting in partial amputations of both fingers.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2019, a worker at SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPANY in GLENNVILLE, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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