Phoenix Rigging & Erecting, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA
| Employer | Phoenix Rigging & Erecting, LLC | Report ID | 20191213103 |
| Address | Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway | City, State ZIP | JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097 |
| Event Date | December 21, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cranes-tower, self-erecting, portal, pillar, hammerhead |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.04000, -84.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was erecting a tower crane when a beam attached to the ballast tower base folded onto the employee's left hand, crushing it.
Incident Summary
On December 21, 2019, a worker at Phoenix Rigging & Erecting, LLC in JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-tower, self-erecting, portal, pillar, hammerhead identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, 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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