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Irby Construction Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BRADENTON, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Irby Construction Company in BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Employer Irby Construction Company Report ID 2020087387
Address 2329 Cortez Road West, Timucuan Substation City, State ZIP BRADENTON, FLORIDA 34207
Event Date August 5, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Construction, logging, and mining machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.46000, -82.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing debris from the pin hole while setting up an auger into a shaft. The shaft and auger then fell into place and pinched his right middle finger. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation, just above the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2020, a worker at Irby Construction Company in BRADENTON, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, unspecified 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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