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BAKER CONRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Amputations — COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BAKER CONRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. in COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA
Employer BAKER CONRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Report ID 2020021274
Address 2144 Brown Rd City, State ZIP COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA 30337
Event Date February 8, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person Source of Injury Drills-powered
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.63000, -84.45000

Incident Narrative

At 5:15 AM, the crew had started drilling horizontal holes in an island slab. At 5:45 AM, an employee noticed a hole had been drilled 1/2 inch off from the correct location. To correct the issue, an employee grabbed a drill, thinking that it had stopped running, but the drill was still on. The employee's glove was caught in the drill bit resulting in an amputation of the top of the employee's middle finger.

Incident Summary

On February 8, 2020, a worker at BAKER CONRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. in COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with drills-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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