Venture Contracting, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Venture Contracting, LLC | Report ID | 20191111793 |
| Address | unknown | City, State ZIP | WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA 26456 |
| Event Date | November 12, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Excavating machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.29000, -80.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reattaching a thumb grapple to an excavator when he lost control of the hydraulic and his hand was pinned between the hydraulic and the thumb grapple. He suffered a severed tendon and broken finger, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On November 12, 2019, a worker at Venture Contracting, LLC in WEST UNION, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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