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Brother's Construction, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — VERO BEACH, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Brother's Construction, Inc. in VERO BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Brother's Construction, Inc. Report ID 2020098839
Address 207 River Way Dr City, State ZIP VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32963
Event Date September 17, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.60000, -80.34000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were hand-loading fiberglass panels onto a hand cart when four panels slipped off the cart to the ground. They tried to pick up all four panels at once, but realized that the stack was too heavy and started to put them back down. At that time, one of the employees lost his grip and the panels landed on his left middle finger, resulting in the medical amputation of his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2020, a worker at Brother's Construction, Inc. in VERO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with containers-variable restraint, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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