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Waggoner Construction, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waggoner Construction, Inc. in FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waggoner Construction, Inc. Report ID 2020065082
Address 220 North Center Street City, State ZIP FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17026
Event Date June 1, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.44000, -76.43000

Incident Narrative

An ironworker was checking a bolt hole on a steel column to see why a bolt would not go into the hole. A steel beam (still attached to a crane) was being connected to the column. The beam shifted and pinched the employee's finger, amputating the left middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2020, a worker at Waggoner Construction, Inc. in FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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