Clayco Construction
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEWNAN, GEORGIA
| Employer | Clayco Construction | Report ID | 2020043250 |
| Address | 280 Bridgeport Parkway | City, State ZIP | NEWNAN, GEORGIA 30263 |
| Event Date | April 9, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Building materials, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 236210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.36000, -84.81000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was placing a beam using a boom lift. The employee was pushing away the beam when his right thumb was pinched between the top of the lift and the beam. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
Incident Summary
On April 9, 2020, a worker at Clayco Construction in NEWNAN, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted 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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