Coastal Utility Constructors of Jacksonville inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAINT JOHNS, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Coastal Utility Constructors of Jacksonville inc in SAINT JOHNS, FLORIDA
Employer Coastal Utility Constructors of Jacksonville inc Report ID 2020099031
Address 855 CR 210 West City, State ZIP SAINT JOHNS, FLORIDA 32259
Event Date September 23, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -81.47000

Incident Narrative

On September 23, 2020, at 4:00 PM, an employee was guiding a precast cement structure that was being lifted by an excavator. The load shifted and the lifting cable caught his fingers against the cement structure. The tip of his thumb was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2020, a worker at Coastal Utility Constructors of Jacksonville inc in SAINT JOHNS, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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